Limiting factors Resource in an environment is scarce…limits the amount of organisms in an eco system Carrying capacity = total amount an ecosystem can support
1. Competition = struggle with one another or the environment to survive 2. Predator/Prey = predator eats prey Ex. Bird eats worm 3. Symbiosis = close relationship Mutualism = both organisms benefit Commensalism = one organisms benefits, the other is unaffected Parasitism = one benefits, one is harmed Ex. Parasite vs host
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Habitat = environment in which an organism lives Niche = organisms way of life with in an ecosystem
AAdaptations = change in… BBehavior PPhysical characteristics EEct. OOR AA characteristic that helps an organism to survive
Examples Viceroy = coloration/markings that mimic another organisms Ex: A harmful organism (poisonous/undesirable) may mimic or act like another organism (i.e. monarch butterfly - harmless) Camouflage = coloration to help blend in to surrounding