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Fall Semester Review
Vocabulary Matching
Term | Definition |
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Ecology | The study of the relationships between biotic and abiotic factors in environments |
Ecosystem | A unit, small or large, that consists of biotic factors functioning together with abiotic factors |
Biotic | Factors that include plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms |
Abiotic | Factors tht include air,water,temperature,wind and source of energy (usually the sun) |
Ecoregion | A unit, large or small that consists of biotic factors functioning together with abiotic factors (Texas) |
Microhabitat | Small area that both biotic and abiotic factors exist together |
Limiting Factor | Controls a process, such as organism growth or species population size, or distribution |
Equilibrium | Balance in an ecosystem |
Biodiversity | The amount of different species or different types of life in an ecosystem to help it maintain equilibrium |
Sustainability | The ability to keep going |