Ecology

(p.356) - Any nonliving part of the environment, such as water, sunlight, temperature, and air.

(p.356) - Any living or once living organism in the environment.

(p.360) - all of the individuals of one species that live in the same space at the same time.

(p.360) - All of the populations of different species in a given area that interact in some way and depend on one another for food, shelter, and other needs.

(p.360) - all of the communities in a given area and abiotic factors that affect them.

(p.365) - Any biotic or abiotic factor that limits the number of individuals in a population.

(p.366) - Any close interaction among two or more different species, including mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.

(p.367) - Role of an organism in the ecosystem, including what it eats, how it interacts with other organisms, and how it gets its food.

(p.367) - Place where organisms live.

(p.368) - model that describes how energy passes from one organism to another.

(p.370) - model that describes how energy from food moves through a community; a series of over lapping food chains.

A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from living together

A symbiotic relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is not helped or harmed

A symbiotic relationship between two organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is harmed

An organism that invades another organism and feeds off it