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Ecosystems
Ecosystem Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | All the living and nonliving things that interact in a particular area. |
| Organism | A living thing |
| Habitat | The place where an organism living and that provides the things the organism needs such as food, water, and shelter. |
| Biotic Factors | The living parts of an ecosystem. |
| Abiotic Factors | The nonliving parts of an ecosystem. |
| Species | A group of organisms that are physically similar and can reproduce with each other to produce fertile offspring. |
| Population | All the members of the same species in a particular area. |
| Community | All the different populations that live together in an area. |
| Ecology | The study of how living things interact with each other and with their environment. |
| Ecologist | A person who studies ecology, or interactions within an ecosystem. |