Marine Communities

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A group of organisms living and interacting with one another in a specific region under relatively similar environmental conditions.
Community
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Organisms that can only withstand a narrow temperature range.
Stenothermal
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Organisms that can withstand a wide temperate range.
Eurythermal
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Organisms that require a stable saline environment.
Stenohaline
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Organisms that can withstand a wide range in salinity.
Euryhaline
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Rapid population growth.
Exponential
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Type of growth in which a population will level off if it gets too large.
Logistic
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defence mechanisms that are used only in response to predators.
Inducible
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A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit.
Commensal
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Relationship where the symbiont benefits at the host's expense.
Parasitism
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A symbiotic relationship where both the host and symbiont benefit.
Mutualism
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Type of symbiosis where both species depend on each other for survival.
Obligate
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Photosynthetic organisms that live on the surface of algae or plants.
Epiphytes
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Organisms that can only withstand a narrow temperature range.

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Stenothermal

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Organisms that can withstand a wide temperate range.

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Organisms that require a stable saline environment.

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Organisms that can withstand a wide range in salinity.

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