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Ecology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Habitat | The place where a plant or animal lives |
| Population | Is all the members of the same spieces living in an area |
| Community | Is all the different populations in an area |
| Ecology | Is the study of the interactions between living things and their environment and between organisms |
| Biosphere | Part of the planet containing living organisms |
| Ecosystem | Is a group of clearly defined organisms that interact with their environment as a unit |
| Abiotic | Non living factors |
| Bioctic | Living factors |
| Edaphic | Soil factors |
| Climatic factors | Refers to weather over a long period of time |
| Flora | Planta |
| Fauna | Animals |
| Detritus feeders | Organisms that feed on small pieces of dead organic matter |
| Trophic level | Feeding stage in a food chain |
| Food chain | Is a sequence or organisms in which each one is eaten by the next member in a food chain |
| Food web | Consists of two or more interlinked food chains |
| Niche | It's functional role |