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Science Review
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Word | Definition |
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limiting factor | A limiting factor limits the growth or development of an organism, population, or process. |
ecosystem | a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. |
organism | an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form. |
habitat | the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism |
biotic factor | A biotic factor is any living component that affects another organism |
abiotic factor | Are the nonliving parts of an organism's habitat |
photosynthesis | the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water |
species | a group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce |
population | all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country |
community | All the living different populations that live together make up a COMMUNITY |
ecology | the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. |
estimate | an approximation of a number, based on reasonable assumptions |
birth rate | the number of live births per thousand of population per year. |
death rate | the number deaths per thousand of population per year. |
immigration | moving into a population |
emigration | leaving a population |
carrying compacity | the largest population the an area can support |
population dentisty | the number of indivisuals in an area if a specific size |