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Ecosystems
Flash cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abiotic | Non living |
| Biome | Collection of ecosystems that have similar environments and organisms |
| Biotic | Living organisms |
| Community | Interacting populations in certain areas |
| Controlled experiment | An experiment in which the observer is able to standardize all but one variable to measure results |
| Ecosystem | A system of interacting organisms and nonliving factors in a specific area |
| Ecosystem service | A benefit that humans obtain from the environment |
| Individual | A single organism |
| Observational study | An experiment in which the observer collects data over time without interacting with the area of study |
| Population study | An experiment in which the observer collects data over time for one population in an ecosystem |