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Ecology

Terms and definitions used in ecology

AB
predatorthe one that eats
preythe one eaten
parasitismorganism lives in or on another and harms it
parasitethe harming organism
hostthe organism being harmed
competitionstruggle to survive in a habitat with limited resources
symbiosisrelationship that benefits at least one of the species
mutualismboth species benefit
commensalismone species is benefited and one is neither benefited or harmed
immigrationmoving into a population
emigrationmoving out of a population
death raterate animals die
birth raterate animals are born
predationone eats, the other is eaten
limiting factorprevents a populaiton from increasing
ecologystudy of the living organisms and their inacteraction with their non living environment
ecosystemall the communities interacting together
habitatplace where an organism lives
populationall the organisms of one species in an area
communityall the species in an area


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