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investigate how organisms and populations in an ecosystem depend on and may...

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Organisms   any contiguous living system, such as an animal, plant or bacterium.  
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Populations   all the organisms of the same group or species, which live in a particular geographical area, and have the capability of interbreeding.  
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Ecosystem   a community of organisms and their abiotic, or nonliving, environment.  
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Compete   A symbiotic relationship between or among living things for resources, such as food, space, shelter, mate, ecological status, etc.  
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Biotic factors   an environmental factor that is associated with or results from the activities of living organisms  
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Abiotic factors   an environmental factor that is not associated with the activities of living organisms  
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Soil composition   type and quantity of substances found in soils  
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Competition   is a contest between two or more organisms, animals, individuals, groups, etc., for territory, a niche, for a location of resources, for resources and goods, or for mates.  
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Species   the largest group of organisms where two individuals are capable of reproducing fertile offspring (hybrids), typically using sexual reproduction.  
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Resources   a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.  
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Food web   a diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem  
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Environment   the external surroundings in which a plant or animal lives, which tend to influence its development and behavior  
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Adapt   to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly  
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