Unit 8

4. amount of energy used by an animal over a specific amount of time
5. a genetic variation that is favored by selection; it is advantageous to the organism in that environment
7. type of growth where there is a huge, sharp increase in the growth of a population
9. organisms that rely on their behaviors to regulate body temperature
12. the position an organism holds in a food chain
15. type of growth where there is an increase in the population at first until it stabilizes to its carrying capacity
17. group of organisms of the same species in a particular area
19. one species benefits but the other species is harmed in a symbiotic relationship
21. maximum number of individuals that an environment can sustain

1. type of factors that include the nonliving parts of the environment like soil
2. organisms that capture energy from eating other organisms
3. both species benefit in a symbiotic relationship
6. type of species that other species in an ecosystem depend on to maintain balance
8. shows the direction of nutrients and the energy transfer from one organism to another
10. organisms that capture energy from physical or chemical sources in the environment
11. type of factors that include the living parts of an environment like animals
13. one species benefits but the other species is neither harmed nor helped in a symbiotic relationship
14. how close individuals within a population live near one another
16. type of species that is not native to a certain area and harms the community it is introduced to
18. a group of different species living together in the same location and interact with each other
20. organisms that use thermal energy generated by the metabolism to maintain homeostasis