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Ecology Unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Organism | A living thing. |
| Habitat | An environment that provides the thing a specific organism needs to live,grow,and reproduce . |
| Biotic factors | Living or once living organism. |
| Abiotic factors | Non living factors of an ecosystem. Examples are: Sun,Air,Soil,Water,And temperature. |
| Species | A group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring. |
| Population | All members of a species living in a particular area. Example: 50 squirrels |
| Community | All the different populations live to together. Example: Robin squirrels, and spruce trees |
| Ecosystem | A community of of organisms living together all abiotic factors |
| Ecology | The study of how organisms interact with each other in their environment |