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| ability of an organism to survive and reproduce under circumstances that differ from their optimal conditions |
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| area where an organism lives including the biotic and abiotic factors that affect it |
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| full range of physical and biological conditions in which an organism lives and the way in which the organism uses those conditions |
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| any necessity of life, such as water, nutrients, light, food, or space |
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| Competitive Exclusion Principle |
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| principle that states that no two species can occupy the same niche in the same habitat at the same time |
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| interaction in which one organism (the predator) captures and feeds on another organism (the prey) |
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| interaction in which one animal (the herbivore) feeds on producers (such as plants) |
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| single species that is not usually abundant in a community yet exerts strong control on the structure of a community |
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| relationship in which two species live close together |
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| symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship |
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| a symbiotic relationship in which one organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it |
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| symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed |
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