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Biology
vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Ecology | The branch of bio that deals with the relations of organisms to one another |
Community | a group of organisms living in the same place or having a particular characteristic |
Ecosystem | a biological community of interacting organisms & their physical environment |
Biome | a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, forest, or tundra |
Biotic | of, relating to, or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations |
Abiotic | a physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms |
Biodiversity | A variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem |
Keystone species | a species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend |