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basic ecology terms
Question | Answer |
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ecology | Study of organisms' interactions with their living and nonliving environment |
population | all the members of a species in one area |
community | all the populations in one area |
ecosystem | a community and the nonliving environment |
Biosphere | portion of earth in which life exists |
abiotic | nonliving part of the ecosystem |
biotic | living part of the ecosystem |
producer | make their own food |
consumer | eat other organisms |
decomposers | recycle nutrients. Also called saprohytes |
Niche | an organism's job |