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Ecology Test Study G
Vocabulary Words- Ecology Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abiotic | - Non-living |
| Biotic | - living |
| Habitat | - where an animal lives |
| Biome | - Is your habitat; the place where you live |
| Niche | - describing the way of life of a species |
| Immigration | - add members to a population in an ecosystem |
| Emigration | - when an organism leaves it's ecosystem |
| Limiting factors | - a factor that controls the process of a population |
| Community | - a group of people living together in one place |
| Population | - all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country |
| Ecosystem | - one or more communities in an area and the abiotic factors |
| Producer | - create food through photosynthesis |
| Consumer | - get energy from other organisms |
| Herbivore | - an animal that feeds on plants |
| Carnivore | - an animal that feeds on meat |
| Omnivore | - an animal that feeds on both plants and animal |
| Scavenger | - An animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse. |
| Carrying Capacity | - The number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation. |
| Predator | - an animal that preys on on others. |
| Prey | - an animal hunted and killed by another for food |
| Renewable Reasources | - any natural resource that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time |
| Non Renewable Resource | - A non-renewable resource is a natural resource which cannot be produced, grown, generated |
| Soil | - The upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains |
| Groundwater | - Water that soaks into the ground |
| Permeable | - When soil and rock that is allowed the water to pass through |
| Impermeable | - When the soil and rocks do not allow water to pass through |
| Aquifer | - A body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater |
| Zone of saturation | - the ground below the water table |
| Divide | - to separate into parts, or groups |
| Drainage Basin | - the area drained by a river and all its tributaries |
| Watershed | - the region or area drained by a river, stream, etc.; drainage area |
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