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Chapter 18 Section 1 Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ecology | the study of the interactions between organisms and the living and nonliving components of their environment |
| interdependence | a quality amongst all organisms that allows them to interact with their nonliving portions of their environment |
| ecological model | a way to represent or describe the components of an ecological system |
| biosphere | the broadest, most inclusive level or organization |
| ecosystem | composes the biosphere; includes all of the organisms and the nonliving environment found in a particular place |
| community | all the interacting organisms living in an area |
| population | includes all the members of a species that live in one place at one time |