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Ecology   The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings  
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Biosphere   1.The regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms  
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Species   1.A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. ex: dog, cat, humans  
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Population   A community of animals, plants, or humans among whose members interbreeding occurs  
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Community   A set of species found in the same habitat or ecosystem at the same time  
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Ecosystem   A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment  
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Autotroph   An organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide ex: plants  
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Heterotroph   An organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances ex:animals  
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Food Web   A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains ex:plant-> bunny-> fox -> wolf  
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Trophic Level   1.Each of several hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, comprising organisms that share the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the primary sources of energy  
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Biomass   1.The total mass of organisms in a given area or volume 2.Organic matter used as a fuel, esp. in a power station for the generation of electricity  
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Biogeochemical Cycle   is a pathway by which a chemical element or molecule moves through both biotic (biosphere) and abiotic (lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere) compartments of Earth  
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Limiting Nutrient   It is the nutrient which is lowest in supply in proportion to demand. (missing nutrient)  
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Weather   The state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc  
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Climate   The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period  
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Green House Effect   The trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface  
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Biotic Factor   the action of the organism affects the life of another organism, for example a predator consuming its prey.  
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Abiotic Factor   non-living chemical and physical factors in the environment.  
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Niche   a term describing the relational position of an organism's species  
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Logistic Growth   Change in the size of a population that is rapid at first, then decreases as the population approaches the carrying capacity of its environment.  
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Carrying Capacity   The number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation  
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Demography   The study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations  
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Demographic Transition   shift in a population from a situation of high natality and high mortality to a new situation where natality and mortality are low.  
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Green Revolution   A large increase in crop production in developing countries achieved by the use of fertilizers, pesticides, and high-yield crop varieties  
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Renewable Resource   any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time  
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Pollutant   waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil  
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Biodiversity   The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.  
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Biological Magnification   is the increase in concentration of a substance  
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