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11524636070PopulationA group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area0
11524639679CommunityAll the different populations that live together in an area1
11524647934EcosystemA biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.2
11524667895PredationAn interaction in which one organism kills another for food.3
11524667896ParasitismA relationship between two organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is harmed4
11524674432ComensalismRelationship where one organisms benefits, the other isn't effected5
11524676982MutualismA relationship between two species in which both species benefit6
11524694015SymbiosisA close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species.7
11524708330density dependent factorslimiting factor that depends on population size8
11524715454density-independent factorslimiting factor that affects all populations in similar ways, regardless of population size9
11524723946Limiting factorAny biotic or abiotic factor that restricts the existence, numbers, reproduction, or distribution of organisms.10
11524727385carrying capacityLargest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support11
11524730935exponential growthGrowth pattern in which the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate12
11524734583logistic growthGrowth pattern in which a population's growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth13
11524751027r-selected speciesa species that has a high intrinsic growth rate, which often leads to population overshoots and die-offs14
11524754255K-selected speciesa species with a low intrinsic growth rate that causes the population to increase slowly until it reaches carrying capacity15
11609072284Overshootwhen a population becomes larger than the environment's carrying capacity16
11609076288die-offa rapid decline in a population due to death17
11609086664Type 1 survivorship curvea pattern of survival over time in which there is high survival throughout most of the life span, but then individuals start to die in large numbers as they approach old age18
11609086665type 2 survivorship curvefairly constant death rate at all ages (small mammals and large birds)19
11609089624type 3 survivorship curvea pattern of survival over time in which there is low survivorship early in life with few individuals reaching adulthood20
11609097644corridorstrips of natural habitat that connect populations21

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