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  • anything that restricts the size of a population (example: amount of food in an ecosystem)
    limiting factors
  • All of the biotic and abiotic factors in a certain area at a certain time interacting together.
    ecosystem
  • the living parts of an ecosystem
    biotic factors
  • organisms that break down dead plants and animals and recycle nutrients back into the soil
    decomposers
  • a close long-term relationship in which two different species interact (there are 3 types)
    symbiotic relationship (symbiosis)
  • organisms that make their own food using the energy from the sun
    producers
  • a type of symbiosis in which one species benefits, and the other is harmed
    parasitism
  • animals that only eat plants
    herbivores
  • animals that only eat meat
    carnivores
  • organisms of the same species living together in the same place at the same time
    populations
  • a way of showing how energy moves through a community
    food chain
  • populations of different species living together in the same place at the same time
    a community
  • a single living thing (an individual)
    organism
  • the larges number of organisms of a certain species that an ecosystem can support
    carrying capacity
  • the non-living parts of an ecosystem
    abiotic factors
  • a type of symbiosis in which one species benefits, and the other is not helped or harmed
    commensalism
  • a type of symbiosis in which both species benefit
    mutualism
  • the place within an ecosystem where an organism lives
    habitat
  • a crocodile lets an Egyptian Plover eat the parasites out of its teeth (what type of symbiosis is this an example of?)
    mutualism
  • a tick feeds on a dog (what type of symbiosis is this an example of?)
    parasitism
  • organisms that get energy by eating other organisms
    consumers
  • a bird builds a nest in a tree (what type of symbiosis is this an example of?)
    commensalism
  • an organisms' job or role in an ecosystem
    niche
  • a species at risk, but not yet endangered
    threatened species
  • a species whose population is at risk of extinction
    endangered species
  • a species that has died out and no individuals are left
    extinct species
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