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basic ecology terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |