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11 Cards in this Set
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Organism |
any living biological entity such as an animal, plant, fungus or bacterium |
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Population |
the assemblage of interacting populations occupying a given area |
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Community |
an assemblage of interacting populations occupying a given area |
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Ecosystem |
a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment |
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Biome |
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant andanimal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of theregion, especially such a community that has developed to climax |
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Biosphere |
the part of the earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere that supports life. |
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Biotic factor |
a living thing, as an animal or plant, that influen-ces or affects an ecosystem |
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Abiotic factor |
a nonliving condition or thing, as climate or habitat, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it |
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Biodiversity |
diversity among and within plant and animal species in an environment |
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Keystone |
the wedge shaped piece at the summit of an ar- ch, regarded as holding the other pieces in place |
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Producer |
an organism, as a plant, that is able to produce its own foodfrom inorganic substances |
