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Vocab 18.1
Terms for chapter 18 section 1
Question | Answer |
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ecology | the study of the interactions between organisms and other living and nonliving components of their environment |
interdependence | the deoendence of every organism on its connections with other living and nonliving parts of its environment |
ecological model | a model that represents or describes the relationships between the components of an eclogical system |
biosphere | the part of Earth where life exists; includes all of the living organisms on Earth |
ecosystem | a community of organisms and their abiotic environment |
community | a group of various species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other |
population | a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area and interbreed |