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LS.7 Investigating Interactions among Populations Vocabulary

LS.7 The student will investigate and understand that interactions exist among members of a population; Key Ideas include: a) competition, cooperation, social hierarchy, territorial imperative, and b) influence of behavior on a population.

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competitionThe struggle between organisms for the limited resources in a habitat.
cooperationProcess of groups of organisms working or acting together for common or mutual benefit.
social hierarchyThe establishment of dominance-subordinate relationship among higher animal societies.
territorial imperativeDrive to take, hold, and defend a particular area, zone, or turf.
behaviorAll the actions an animal performs.
populationAny difference between individuals of the same species.
habitatA classification grouping that consists of a number of similar, closely related species.
speciesA group of similar organisms whose members can mate with one another and produce fertile offspring.
hibernationA state of greatly reduced body activity that occurs during the winter.
migrationThe regular, periodic journey of an animal from one place to another and back again for the purpose of feeding or reproducing.
circadian rhythmBehavior cycles that occur over a period of approximately one day.



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