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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abiotic factor | physical, or nonliving actor that shapes an ecosystem |
| biome | a group of ecosystems that share similar climates & typical organisams |
| biomass | total amoint of living tissue within a given trophib level |
| biotic factor | any living part of the enviornment w| which an organism mioght interact |
| biosphere = | part of earth in which life exists including land, water, & air or atmosphere |
| consumer | organism that relies on other organisms for its energy and food supply |
| chemosynthesis | process in which chem energy is used to produce carbohydrates |
| detrirone | organism that eeds on plant and animal remains & dead matter |
| decomposer | organism that breaks down & obtain energy rom dea organic matter |
| ecology | study of interactions among organisms & their enviornment. |
| ecosystem | all the organisms that live a place together with their non living enviornment |
| ecological pyramid | illustartion o the relative amounts o energy or matter constrained within each trothic level in a given food chain or food web. |
| population | group o indiviuals o the same species that live in the same area |
| community | assembly of different population tgar live together in a defined area |
| species | a group o similaer oranisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring |