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| A variable affected by the number of organisms present in a given area |
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| the maximum population (as of deer) that an area will support without undergoing deterioration |
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| Density-independent factor |
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| A variable that affects a population regardless of the population density, such as climate |
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| the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms |
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| one in which a parasite obtains benefits from a host which it usually injures |
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| the doctrine or practice of mutual dependence as the condition of individual and social welfare |
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| a relation between two kinds of organisms in which one obtains food or other benefits from the other without damaging or benefiting it |
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