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Ecology
Chpt. 18 Ecology Review
Term | Definition |
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Biotic Factors | the living parts of an ecosystem |
Abiotic Factors | the non-living parts of an ecosystem |
Competition | relationship between organisms that struggle for resources |
Predation (predator/prey) | relationship where one organism hunts, kills, and eats another organism |
Commensalism | symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other organism is unaffected |
Parasitism | symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed |
Mutualism | symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit |
Sun | original source of energy on Earth |
Producer | first biotic factor in a food chain |
Decomposer | breaks down dead organisms and returns nutrients to the soil |
Apex Predator | predator at the top of the food chain |
Carnivore | a consumer that eats meat |
Herbivore | a consumer that eats plants |
Omnivore | a consumer that eats both plants and meat |
Scavenger | a consumer that feeds on dead animals |