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study of how organisms interact with each other and the environment.
group of the same species living in the same place at the same time.
community of organisms and their nonliving environment.
includes organisms that are closely related and can mate and produce offspring.
land that contains many ecosystems.
all the populations of different species that interact and live in a certain area.
place that an organism usually lives in and is part of an organism's niche.
path of energy transfer from producers to consumers.
feeding relationship among organisms in an ecosystem
organism that eats plants and animals
organism that eats only plants
organism that eats only meat or other animals
organism that produces its own food from sunlight.
organism that gets energy from eating other organisms.
organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of other organisms.
symbiotic relationship where both organism benefit.
symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits while the other is unaffected.
symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed.
one animal eats its prey.
close long-term relationship between different species in a community.
environmental factor that limits the population of a species.