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13 Cards in this Set
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Ecosystem |
biological community with organisms and it's physical habitat |
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Biotic Factor |
all the living organisms within an ecosystem |
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Abiotic Factor |
non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms |
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Organism |
an individual plant, animal or single-cell life form |
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Species |
group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes |
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Population |
all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country |
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Community |
a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common |
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Habitat |
the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism |
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Natural Selection |
the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring |
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Evolution |
the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms |
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Adaption |
the action or process of adapting or being adapted |
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Artificial Selection |
The breeding of plants and animals to produce desirable traits |
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Resistance |
the natural ability of a normal organism to remain unaffected by noxious agents in its environment |
