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Ecosystems
Term | Definition |
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Ecosystems | a unit consisting of living organisms and the environment that they live in |
Biotic | organisms that are alive, were once alive, or come from a living thing |
Abiotic | the elements of an ecosystem that are not alive and never were |
Organism | a living thing |
Habitat | the specific environment that meets all of an organism’s needs |
Community | all of the populations living in an area |
Population | a group of like species living in an area |
Environment | the surroundings that an organism lives in |
Biome | ecosystems that have similar characteristics |
Species | a group of organisms of the same kind that can mate and produce offspring like themselves |
Symbiosis | relationship between two or more living things which usually benefits each member |
Niche | an organisms role in its habitat |