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seif lesson 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | an area in which living things interact with one another and with nonliving things |
| Population | a group of organisms of the same species living together in an ecosystem |
| Habitat | the part of an ecosystem in which an organism lives |
| Nitche | an organism's role in an ecosystem |
| Diversity | a measure of the number and variety of species in an ecosystem |
| Community | all the populations living in an ecosystem |
| Biotic parts of an ecosystem | the living parts of an ecosystem, they include everything, from the tiniest bacteria to the tallest trees |
| Abiotic parts of an ecosystem | they are nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as climate, water, soil, nutrients, light, and air |