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ECOLOGY |
study of interactions between organisims and their environment |
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biosphere |
portion of earth that supports life |
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Biotic Factors |
living factor in an orgainsm's environment |
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Abiotic Factors |
nonliving factors in an organisms environment |
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Population |
Organisms of the same species living in the same geographic location at the same time |
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Biological Community |
group of poplulations that interact in the same geographic area at the same time |
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Ecosystem |
biological community and all the abiotic factors that affect it |
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Biome |
large group of ecosystems that share the same climate and have similar types of biological communities. |
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Habitat |
an area where an organism lives |
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Niche |
role an organism has in its environment
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Predation |
consuming another organism for food |
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symbiosis |
relationship in which two organisms live together in close association |
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Mutualism |
both species benefit |
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Commensalism |
one helped, other not harmed |
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Parasitism |
One helped, other harmed |
