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nonliving elements of the environment that influence the way that organisms and ecosystems function
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living components of the environment that affect the ecosystem or other living things in the environment
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a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits while the other organism is unaffected
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populations that live in the same place at the same time
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all of the living and nonliving components that interact in the same geographic area
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a symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit
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a living thing that can function on its own
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a symbiotic relationship where one organism (parasite) benefits by harming the other (host)
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all the members of a species living in a particular area at a particular time
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an ecological relationship where one organism (predator) hunts, stalks, and kills the other organism (prey) for food
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an organism that is hunted, stalked, and killed (by a predator) for food
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an interactive relationship between two different organisms living in the same ecosystem
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an interaction between organisms or species that vie for limited resources—such as food, water, light, or space
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the sum total of all living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) factors that surround, interact with, and influence the survival, development, and evolution of an organism or ecological community
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a foundational framework where complex systems are structured into nested levels of increasing complexity, ranging from smallest to largest—atoms to the biosphere
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an organism that feeds on dead biomass such as carrion (dead animals) or rotting plant matter rather than hunting or harvesting live prey
