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Abiotic factors |
Nonliving parts in the ecosystem biodiversity |
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Biodiversity |
The variety of biome pants and animals in a given area |
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Biome |
A large geographic area with a. Similar climate |
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Biotic factors |
Living things in a ecosystem |
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Biosphere |
All the combined biomes on earth where many organisms can survive |
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Community |
The different populations of different species living in the same place at the same timss |
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Ecology |
The study of relationships between living organisms and their environment |
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Ecologist |
A scientist who studies the relationships between living organisms and their environment |
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Ecosystem |
A community of living organisms plus their non living environment |
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Habiat |
A place where organisms live |
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Niche |
Am organisms role in its ecosystem |
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Organism |
An individual living thing, ex. A mouse or lion or any |
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Population |
A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same place at the same time |
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Species |
A group of similar organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring |
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Carnivor |
An anamal that only eats other animals |
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Convolution |
The evolution of two or more interacting species that exert selective pressures on Eath othe |
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Host |
An organism in which a Paris its feeds
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Mimicry |
A type of protective resemblance that causes an animal to look like a predatory animal |
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Omnivore |
An animal that eats both plants and animals |
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Pret |
An animal that is subject to be hunted captured and eaten by another animal |
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Predator |
An animal that hunts captured and eats another animal |
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Predation |
The capturing of prey by another predator;the predator-prey relationship |
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Symbiosis |
A community interaction that results from two species living in close physical assosssiation with one another |
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Protective resemblance |
An adaptation of some animals that clause them to look like something else in their environment;example an insect may have the same body shape as a leaf |
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Density dependent factors |
Limiting factors that depend on the number of organisms in a population;examples:natural disasters or human activities |
