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Ecology
Term | Definition |
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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 |