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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| environment | an organism’s living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) surroundings |
| habitat | an environment that provides things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce |
| biotic | the parts of an organism’s habitat that are living, or were once living |
| abiotic | the parts of an organism’s habitat that are non-living |
| organism | a living thing |
| species | a group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate or reproduce |
| population | all members of one species that live together in a particular area |
| community | all the different populations that live together in an area |
| ecosystem | the community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their non-living environment |
| ecology | the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment |
| ecologist | the scientist who studies ecology |