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Frizzell Vocab # 15
Ecosystems-Interdependency
Term | Definition |
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biotic | something that is living and has basic needs to survive |
abiotic | something that is not living and never was living |
organism | any living plant or animal |
population | a group of organisms of the same kind, living in the same environment |
environment | describes the surrounds of an organism |
habitat | the place where an organism lives |
ecosystem | all the living and non-living things in their natural environment |
interdependent | the ways in which organisms need (or depend) on other organisms or nonliving elements in their ecosystem to survive |
niche | the role, or job an organism has in its environment; what something 'does' |
adaptation | a characteristic that an organism has that helps it to survive in its environment |
diverse | a variety of things; having many choices to choose from- |
interact (interaction) | any "action" between 2 things |
community | a group of animals or plants that live in the same place |
species | a group of animals or plants that are similar and can produce young animals or plants |
survive (survival) | to remain alive : to continue to live |
physical characteristic | an observable trait that makes an organism different from others |