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New Book Lesson1&2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| organism | a living thing |
| Habitat | An environment that provides the thing a specific organism needs to live,grow and reproduce |
| biotic factors | a living or once living part of an organism habitat |
| abiotic factors | A non living part of an organism's habitat |
| species | A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also ate an reproduce |
| community | All the different populations that live together in a particular area |
| population | All members of 1 species living in the same area |
| ecosystem | The community of organisms that live in a particular area ,along with there nonliving environment |
| ecology | The study of how organism interact with each other and there environment |
| birth rate | The number of births per 1,000 individuals for a certain time period |
| death rate | The number of deaths per 1,000 individuals for a certain time of period |
| immigration | movement of individuals into a populations area |
| Emigration | movement of individuals out of a population's area |
| population density | The number of individuals in an area f a specific size |
| limiting factor | A environment factor that causes a population to decrease in size |
| carrying capacity | The largest population that a particular environment can support |