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12 Cards in this Set
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Commensalism |
Relationship in which one species benefits and the other is not harmed or helped. |
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Parasitism |
Relationship in which one species benefits and the other is harmed |
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Ecological Succession |
Gradual Change in Living Communities that follows a disturbance |
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Competition |
Happens when two organisms want to use the same resource at the same time. |
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Limiting Factor |
Something in an ecosystem that can cause the growth of a population to decrease. |
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Predation |
Interactionin which one species captures and feeds on another. |
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Pioneer Species |
First species to populate an area during primary succession. |
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Food Chain |
Shows the flow of energy through an ecosystem. |
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Food Web |
Overlapping food chains |
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Carrying Capacity |
The largest number of organisms that a certain environment can support. |
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Symbiosis |
Means “Living Together”: Relationship in which to organisms live closely together. |
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Mutualism |
Relationship in which both species benefit. |
