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Ecoogy
ecology
Term | Definition |
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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 |