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Science: Chapter 12-4
How do living things interact?
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6th Grade
03/29/2008

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Define: competition

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the struggle among organisms for resourses in an ecosystem

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Define: predation
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the relationship in which an organism kills and eats another organism
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define: symbiosis (sym/bi/o/sis)
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the relationship between different species living in close association with one another
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What is an organism that kills and eats another organism?
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predator
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What is an organism that is killed and eaten by another organism?
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prey
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What do animals compete for?
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  1. food
  2. water
  3. shelter
  4. territory
  5. mates
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What do plants compete for?
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  1. sunlight
  2. water
  3. growing space
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