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Ecology |
The study of how organisms interact with each other and the environment |
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Ecosystem |
Made up of all the living and nonliving things in one place |
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Abiotic |
Non-living parts of an ecosystem |
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Temperature |
Some abiotic factors on Earth include water, light, ____________, atmposhphere, and soil. |
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Amounts |
The types and ___________ of abiotic factors that are available in an ecosystem help determine which organisms can live there |
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Water |
All organisms need ___________ to live, but some need more than others. |
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Light |
Some organisms such as plants require ___________ energy to make food. |
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Temperatures |
Ecosystems and sunlight tend to have higher __________ |
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Atmosphere |
Earth's ________ contains many gases that organisms need, such as water vapor, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen
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Water |
The nutrient contect, texture, moisture content, and depth of ___________ affect which organisms can live in an ecosystem |
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Biotic factors |
All the living or once living things in things in an ecosystem |
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Parrot |
atof all the members of one species that live in an area at one time |
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Population |
All the populations that live together in an ecosystem at the same time |
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Biome |
A geographic area that contains ecosystems with similar biotic and abiotic features |
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Biosphere |
All biomes are part of the _________, which is the part of Earth that supports life |
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Terrestrial |
_________ Biomes include forests, deserts, tundra, and grasslands. |
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Freshwater |
Aquatic |