Vocabulary

2. Graphical representation of logistic population growth.
5. Organism that feeds on other organisms for energy.
8. Independent Factor**: Environmental factors affecting populations regardless of density.
10. Group of individuals of the same species in a specific area.
11. Both organisms benefit from the relationship.
13. One organism benefits, the other is unaffected.
16. Web**: Complex network of feeding relationships in an ecosystem.
18. Chain**: A linear sequence of organisms feeding on each other.
19. Organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients.
21. Distribution**: Evenly spaced individuals in a habitat.
23. Organism that consumes others for energy.
24. Level**: Position in a food chain based on feeding relationships.
26. Growth**: Rapid population increase at a constant rate.
27. One organism benefits at the other's expense.

1. Organism that eats plants.
3. Capacity**: Maximum sustainable population size in an environment.
4. One organism hunts and consumes another.
6. are the terms with their shorter definitions, without numbers:
7. Close interaction between different species.
9. Organism that makes its own food, typically plants.
12. Resilience**: Ecosystem's ability to recover from disturbances.
14. Rapid population growth followed by a potential crash.
15. Organisms vying for the same resources.
17. Organism that produces its own food.
20. Succession**: Ecological change in barren areas without soil.
22. Study of interactions between organisms and their environment.
25. Succession**: Ecological change in an area with intact soil after a disturbance.