Details Title: 2.1 vocab Description: Glencoe Science Biology textbook, Flordia Edition, National Geographic Total Flash Cards: 13 Created: 09/09/2009 19:42:53		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Science Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term abiotic factors Definition the nonliving parts of an organism's environment; air currents, temperature, moisture, light, and soil are examples. Term biological community Definition a community made up of interacting populations in a certain area at a certain time Term biosphere Definition portion of Earth that supports life; extends from high in the atmosphere to the bottom of the oceans Term biotic factors Definition all the living organism that inhabit an environment Term commensalism Definition symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other species is neither harmed nor benefited Term ecology Definition scientific study of interactions between organisms and their environments Term ecosystem Definition interactions among populations in a community; the community's physical surroundings, or abiotic factors Term habitat Definition place where an organism lives out its life Term mutualism Definition a symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit Term niche Definition role or position a species has in its environment; includes all biotic and abiotic interactions as an animal meets its needs for survival and reproduction Term parasitism Definition symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of another, usually another species Term population Definition group of organisms all of the same species, which interbreed and live in the same place at the same time Term symbiosis Definition permanent, close association between two or more organisms of different species