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Ecology Vocabulary
Ecology vocabulary words, definitions and examples
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6th Grade
03/08/2011

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Photosynthesis
Definition
The process in which plants use water along with sunlight and carbon dioxide to make thir own food.
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Predation
Definition
An interaction in which one organism kills another for food
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symbiosis
Definition
A close relationship between species that benefits at least one of the species
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competition
Definition
the struggle between organims to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resources
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habitat
Definition

an environment that provides the things an organism needs to live, grow and reproduce

 

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coexistence
Definition
when organisms live in the same habitat without harming or helping one another
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prey
Definition
an organism that is killed an eaten by another organism
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cooperation
Definition
the same species of organisms working together to help each other survive
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commensalism
Definition
a relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped not harmed
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niche
Definition
the role of an organism in its habitat, or how it makes its living
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species
Definition
a group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate eith each other to produce offspring
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biotic factors
Definition
the living part of an organism's habitat
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mutualism
Definition
a relationship between two species in which both species benefit
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host
Definition
the organism that a parasite lives in or on in a parasitism interaction
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ecology
Definition
the study of how living things interact with eachother and their environment
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ecosystem
Definition
the community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their non-living surroundings/
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parasite
Definition
the organism that benefits by living on or in a host in a parasitism interaction
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abiotic factors
Definition
the nonliving part of an organism's habitat
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parasitism
Definition
a realtionship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
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community
Definition
all the different populations that live together in an area
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population
Definition
all the members of one species in a particular area
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predator
Definition
the organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
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predator
Definition
a fox is an example of this when it eats a rabbit
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habitat
Definition
the ocean is the _____ of a whale
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coexistence
Definition
A toad and a chipmunk are an example of this because they don't harm or help one another
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prey
Definition
a rabbit is an example of this when it gets eaten by a fox
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cooperation
Definition
ants are an example of this because they work together to make a nest, take care of young, and find food
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commensalism
Definition
a shark and a remora are an example of this because the remora benefits from the interaction and the shark is unaffected
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niche
Definition
A beaver's _________ is to build dams and knaw on wood
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mutualism
Definition
A zebra and a bird are an example of this because they both benefit from the interaction
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host
Definition
A dog is an example of this because a flea may live on it and suck its blood
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ecosystem
Definition
Even a small drop of pond water is an example of this because it has both biotic and abiotic factors in it
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parasite
Definition
lice is an example of this
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parasitism
Definition
a dog with fleas is an example of this type of symbiotic relationship
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