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13 Cards in this Set
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abiotic |
the non-living part of ecology |
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biosphere |
the portion of the Earth where life exists |
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optimum zone |
zone in which organisms grow the best |
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aquatic life zone |
biomes that occur in water |
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biotic |
the living part of ecology |
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population |
a group of organisms from the same species |
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biological community |
when many populations live together in the sameecosystem
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ecology |
study of living organisms
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range of tolerance |
the range of conditionsto which an organism is best adapted
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biome |
portion of the biosphere that has adistinct climate and specific organisms adapted tothis climate
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limiting factor |
abiotic factor that is inshortest supply
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zone of intolerance |
zones where the organism cannot survive |
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zone of stress |
zone where the organism can survive but its very difficult and few organisms live there |
