Transcript Ecosystem Relationships

Ecosystem Relationships
GLE 0507.2.1 Investigate different
nutritional relationships among organisms
in an ecosystem.
Summary
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Populations of living things interact with one
another in communities.
In an ecosystem, a community of living
things interacts with many different
nonliving things.
When one thing changes in an ecosystem,
other parts of the ecosystem are affected due
to the complexity of relationships in an
ecosystem.
Ecosystem
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All the living and nonliving
things that interact with one
another in a given area
Community
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A group of living things of
different species found in an
ecosystem
Population
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All the members of the same type of
organism living in an ecosystem
Adaptation
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A trait or behavior that helps an
organism survive
Competition
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A contest among populations
for the food, water, shelter, and
space they need to survive
Conservation
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The saving and protecting of
natural resources
Extinction
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The death of all the organisms
of a species
Habitat
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An area where an organism can
find everything it needs to
survive
Pollution
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A waste
product that
harms living
things and
damages an
ecosystem
Predator
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An animal that kills and eats
other animals
Prey
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An animal that
is eaten by a
predator
Reclamation
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The process of cleaning and
restoring a damaged ecosystem
Succession
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A gradual change in the kinds
of organisms living in an
ecosystem
Symbiosis
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A relationship between two
kinds of organisms
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