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Abiotic Factors |
Non living parts of an ecosystem |
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Biodiversity |
The variety of plants, animals, etc. in a given area |
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Biome |
A large geographic area with a similar climate that consists of many ecosystems |
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Biosphere |
All the combined biomes on Earth where organisms can survive |
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Biotic Factors |
The living organisms in an ecosystem |
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Community |
All the different populations of different species living in the same place at the same time |
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Ecologist |
A scientist who studies the relationships between living organisms and their environment |
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Ecology |
The study of 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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Habitat |
The place where an organism lives |
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Organism |
An individual living thing |
A mouse; an ant |
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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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Carnivore |
An animal that eats only other animals |
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Coevolution |
The evolution of two or more interacting species that exert selective pressures on each other |
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Coevolution |
The evolution of two or more interacting species that exert selective pressures on each other |
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Commensalism |
A symbiotic relationship in which only one species benefits but the other is neither harmed or helped |
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Competition |
The interaction of two of more organisms trying to use the same resources at the same time and in the same place |
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Cooperation |
A relationship within certain populations to work together for a common goal |
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Cooperation |
A relationship within certain populations to work together for a common goal |
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Herbivores |
An animal that eats plants |
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Cooperation |
A relationship within certain populations to work together for a common goal |
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Herbivores |
An animal that eats plants |
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Host |
An organism on which a parasite feeds |
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Cooperation |
A relationship within certain populations to work together for a common goal |
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Herbivores |
An animal that eats plants |
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Host |
An organism on which a parasite feeds |
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Mimicry |
A type of protective resemblance that causes an animal to look like something that it’s predators would rather avoid than eat |
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Mutualism |
A type of cooperative relationship in which |
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