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| adaptation | a characteristic that helps an organism to survive in its environment |
| ecosystem | all living and nonliving things in an environment |
| food chain | The path that energy and nutrients follow in an ecosystem(Energy flows in one direction) |
| habitat | a place where an organism lives and finds food |
| limiting factor | Anything that controls/restricts the growth or survival of a population. |
| mimicry | an adaptation in which an animal is protected from a predator because it resembles another unpleasant animal. |
| niche | The role/job of an organism in an ecosystem. |
| population | all members of one species in an area. |
| protective coloration | A type of camouflage in which the color of an animal blends in with its background protecting the animal against predators. |
| symbiosis | a relationship between two or more different organisms |
| abiotic factors | a nonliving thing in an environment Ex. rocks |
| biotic factors | a living thing in an environment Ex. trees |
| carnivores | animals that only eat other animals. |
| carrying capacity | The maximum population size that an ecosystem can support. |
| Commensalism | 1 benefits and 1 is not harmed |
| Mutualism | both benefit |
| Parasitism | 1 benefits and 1 is harmed |
| Parasitism | Example- The deer and the tick, The tick feeds on the deer’s blood and the deer is harmed. |
| Mutualism | Example- The Rhinoceros and the Oxpecker. The Oxpecker eats the ticks off the Rhinoceros’ back |
| Commensalism | Example- the barnacle and the whale. The barnacle gets a home and the whale is not harmed |
| protective coloration | Example- Artic hares have white fur to blend in with the snow in their environment . |
