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The nonliving aspects of an organism’s environment.
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The physical and behavioral characteristics of an organism that enable it to survive and reproduce in a particular environment.
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The collection of all of the earth’s ecosystems together.
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The living aspects of an organism's environment.
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A large increase in a population of phytoplankton.
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The maximum population of a species that a given environment can sustain for an extended period of time
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A factor such as competition, predation, parasitism, etc., that influences population growth particularly strongly when population density is high.
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A factor such as a change in weather or volcanic eruption that influences population growth to the same extent regardless of the population density.
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A system that is composed of living organisms and their nonliving environment.
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Nutrient enrichment of an aquatic system that results in rapid algal growth.
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A pattern of population growth characterized by initial slow growth followed by increasingly rapid growth; when graphed the curve is typically a J-shape. Also known as logarithmic growth.
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The average time between an individual’s birth and the birth of its offspring.
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The specific place in the environment where an organism lives.
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A nutrient that limits the number or distribution of marine organisms.
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A pattern of population growth characterized by an initial exponential-growth phase that eventually levels off at zero growth as the population reaches an equilibrium point.
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Any organic or inorganic material that an organism needs to metabolize, grow, and reproduce.
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Tiny photosynthetic organisms that float in ocean currents.
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A graph that shows the number of individuals in a population still alive at each age from reproduction to death.
