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basic ecology terms
| Term | Definition | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Biology | Bio-life Logy-The study of The study of life | Cells, bones,skin |
| Ecology | The study of living things and their interactions with eachother and the environment | Global Warming,habitat destruction, invasive species |
| Habitat | A environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce | forest, marshland, ocean |
| Biolic Factor | A living or once living part of an organism's habitat | Owl pellets, worms, bacteria |
| Abiolic Factor | A nonliving part of an organism's habitat | Sunlight, soil, temperature |
| Species | A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce | animals, humans, insects |
| Population | All members of one species living in the same area | gumball machine, vending machine, residents of New Jersey |
| Community | All the different populations that live together in a particular place | Snakes, hawks, grasses |
| Ecosystems | The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving environment | Rain Forest, Desert |
| Organism | A living thing | Bacteria, humans, dogs |