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Competition in Ecosystems MS-LS2-1

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carrying capacity

the largest population that an environment can support
carrying capacity Simple Definition

competition

the struggle between two or more living things for the same limited resource
competition Simple Definition

ecosystem

all the living and nonliving things interacting in an area
ecosystem Simple Definition

food chain

the food energy transfer between organisms in an ecosystem
food chain Simple Definition

food web

a model of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
food web Simple Definition

limiting factor

an environmental factor that limits population growth, for example, a drought
limiting factor Simple Definition

population

all the organisms of the same species living in the same area
population Simple Definition

trophic level

a step in the food chain or food web
trophic level Simple Definition

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