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12 Cards in this Set
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Ecosystem |
The living and nonliving things in one place |
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abiotic factors |
the nonliving parts of an ecosystem |
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biotic factors |
all of the living or once living things in an ecosystem |
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Population |
made up of all the members of one species that live in an area |
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community |
all the populations living in an ecosystem at the same time |
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biome |
a geographic area on earth that contains ecosystems with similar biotic and abiotic features |
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succesion |
the gradual change from one community to another community in an area |
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Limiting factors |
factors that can limit the growth of a population |
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biotic potential |
the potential growth of a population if it could grow in perfect conditions with no limiting factors |
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carrying capacity |
the largest number of individuals of one species that an ecosystem can support over time |
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habitat |
physical place where a population or organism lives |
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niche |
the unique ways an organism survives, obtains food and shelter, and avoids danger in its habitat |
