| A | B |
|---|
| abiotic factor | nonliving parts of environment |
| biosphere | region of earth where life is found |
| biotic factor | living parts of environment |
| commensalism | relationship where one partner is helped and the other isn't helped or harmed |
| niche | role of organism in ecosystem |
| community | groups of populations that interact in a given area |
| ecology | study of interactions in the environment |
| ecosystem | community and abiotic factors |
| food chain | shows what eats what |
| food web | overlapping food chains |
| habitat | home, where an organism lives |
| limiting factor | anything that restricts a population such as predators, disease, fires |
| mutualism | relationship that benefits both species,clownfish/anemone |
| nitrogen cycle | transfer of nitrogen from atmosphere to plants and back |
| parasitism | relationship where one is helped and the host is harmed |
| population | organisms of same species that live together |
| predation | feeding of one organism on another |
| symbiosis | close relationship between two species |
| water cycle | how water is reused in the environment |
| transpiration | loss of water vapor through holes in leaf |
| evaporation | changes from liquid to gas |
| condensation | changes from gas to liquid |
| precipitation | rain, sleet, snow, hail |
| herbivore | plant eater |
| carnivore | meat eater |
| omnivore | eats plants and animals |
| producer | makes own food like green plants |
| consumer | eater |
