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Unit 1
Ecology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biosphere | regions of the surface, atmosphere, hydrosphere that is occupied by living animals 3.1 |
| Ecology | section of biology that is studies relations of organisms and compare one another to their surroundings 3.1 |
| Population | all the inhabitants in a particular area 3.1 |
| Community | a group of people living in the same place. 3.1 |
| Ecosystem | a biological community of interacting organisms 3.1 |
| Biome | large ecological areas with animals and plants that adapted to the environment. 3.1 |
| Biotic Factor | the living factors of the ecosystem 3.1 |
| Abiotic | a non-living thing 3.1 |
| Autotrouph | organisms that are able to create energy containing molecules from raw material 3.2 |
| Primary producer | organisms that are able to create energy containing molecules from raw material 3.2 |
| Heterotrouph | organisms that cannot create their own food but have to eat other organisms to survive 3.2 |
| Consumer | a person or thing that eats or uses something 3.2 |
| Habitat | a natural home or environment for an animal 4.2 |
| Niche | a role taken by an organism in its community 4.2 |
| Resource | the stock or supply of food or supplies 4.2 |
| Predation | the preying of one animal to others 4.2 |
| Herbivory | the eating of plants 4.2 |
| Symbiosis | the interaction between two animals that live in a close association 4.2 |
| Mutualism | symbiosis in which both organisms are benefited 4.2 |
| Parasitism | symbiosis in which one organism is benefited while the other is harmed 4.2 |
| Commensalism | symbiosis in which one benefits while the other is unharmed. 4.2 |
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