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ecology vocab #1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biology | Bio-Life Ology-Study of Study of living things |
| Organism | scientific word for a living thing |
| Species | A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce.(Insect, Arachnid, reptiles) |
| Ecology | The study of how organisms interact with eachother and their environment |
| Habitat | An environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce(The place an animal lives. A bear lives in a forest) |
| Population | All the members of one species living in the same area (New Jersey has a populationm of ___________) |
| Biotic Factor | A living or once living of an organism's habitat (Animals such as birds, wormss, etc.) |
| Community | All the different populations that live together in a particular area(Perth Amboy, New Jersey) |
| Abiotic Factor | A nonliving part of an organism's habitat (Rock, dirt, the sun, temperature) |
| Ecosystem | The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their non-living environment. (Rain Forest0 |