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Ecoogy
ecology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | All the interacting parts of a biological community and its environment |
| Endure | Continue in the same state |
| Biotic | living parts of an ecosystem |
| Abiotic | non-living parts of an ecosystem |
| Lithosphere | the hard part of the earth's surface |
| Hydrosphere | all the water on the earth |
| Atmosphere | the layer of gases above the earth's surface |
| Biosphere | the regions of earth where living organisms exist |
| Nutrient | A chemical that is essential to living things and is cycled through ecosystems |
| Terrestrial Ecosystem | an ecosystem that is land-based |
| Aquatic ecosystem | an ecosystem that is water based, either freshwater or saltwater |