Unit 17 Vocabulary

Commensalism

• A relationship where both organisms benefit.

• A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed.

• A relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

• A relationship where both organisms are harmed.

Abiotic factor

• A living organism in an ecosystem

• A non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment

• A type of food chain

• A process of photosynthesis

Parasitism

• A relationship between two organisms where one benefits at the expense of the other.

• A mutual relationship where both organisms benefit.

• A relationship where one organism is harmed and the other is unaffected.

• A relationship where both organisms are harmed.

Biotic factor

• A non-living part of an ecosystem

• A living part of an ecosystem that affects and interacts with other organisms

• A type of soil composition

• A climatic condition affecting ecosystems

Mutualism

• A symbiotic relationship between two species in which both species benefit.

• A relationship where one species benefits at the expense of another.

• A relationship where both species are harmed.

• A relationship where one species is unaffected while the other is harmed.

Competition

• An interaction between organisms or species in which both the organisms or species are harmed.

• A relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another.

• A mutualistic interaction where both species benefit.

• A scenario where organisms coexist without affecting each other.

Ecosystem

• A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

• A type of plant that grows in water.

• A method of farming that uses technology to enhance crop yield.

• A geological formation that supports life.

Organism

• A group of similar individuals that can breed together

• An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.

• A large community of different species living together

• A process by which living things produce offspring

Population

• A group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area.

• A collection of different species in a habitat.

• The total number of organisms in an ecosystem.

• A random sample of individuals from a larger group.

Predation

• An interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, the prey.

• A symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit.

• A competition between two species for the same resources.

• A process where organisms adapt to their environment over time.