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basic ecology terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biology | bio-means life ology logy-means the study of living things |
| ecology | ecology-the study of living things and their interactions with each other and the enivroment |
| organism | a living thing |
| habitat | an environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce |
| biotic factor | a living or once living part of an organism's habitat |
| abiotic factor | a nonliving part of an organism's habitat |
| species | a group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce. |