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14 Cards in this Set
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Ecology
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scientific study of the relationship between organisms and their environment
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Ecosystem
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collection of related parts that function as a unit
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Biotic
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living
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Abiotic
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nonliving
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Population
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group of individuals of the same species that occupy a given area
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Community
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All populations of different species living and interacting with an ecosystem
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Landscape
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An area of land or water composed of a patchwork of communities and ecosystems
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Biomes
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Broad-scale regions dominated by similar types of ecosystems (tropical rainforest, grassland)
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Biosphere
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Highest level of organization, thin layer above the earth that supports all life.
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Theory
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Integrated set of hypotheses that together explain a broader set of observations than any singular hypothesis.
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Models
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Abstract, simplified representations of real systems
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Frequency Distribution
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count of the number of observations having a given score or value
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Histogram
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type of bar graph, shows frequency distribution
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Scatter plot
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two axis, each representing one of the two variables being represented. IV on x-axis
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