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biodiversity s. 1.0
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| inter species competition | in ecology, is a form of competition in which individuals of different species compete for the same resource in an ecosystem |
| symbiosis | interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both. |
| niche | a shallow recess, especially one in a wall to display a statue or other ornament. |
| variability | There are four commonly used measures of variability: range, mean, variance and standard deviation. |
| genus | a principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family |
| species | a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. |
| community | a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common. |
| ecosystem | a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. |
| population | all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country. |
| biological diversity | means the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part |
| resource partitioning | when species divide a niche to avoid competition for resources, it is called resource partitioning. |
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