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Ecology
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Study of relationships between organisms and the environment
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Ecosystem
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One or more communities of different species interacting with one another and with
the nonliving environment |
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Abiotic
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Non-living
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Biotic
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Living organisms, or those features of an environment that were produced by organisms
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What are some levels of organization of matter in nature?
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Atom, Molecule, Cell, Organism, Populations, Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere
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Limiting factor principle
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Too much or too little of any abiotic factor can limit or prevent growth
of a population |
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What did Macarthur study and what did it lead to?
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-McArthur studied ecology of five species of warblers in spruce forests in N.A
-Theory predicted two species with identical ecological requirements could not coexist indefinitely |
