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The Environment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| technology | the practical use of science |
| agriculture | the use of science to produce food, fiber and shelter |
| basic and applied | the two types of agriscience |
| environment | all the factors in an area that affect the life of an organism |
| natural resource | naturally occurring things that support life |
| biosphere | areas of earth that support life |
| population | the total number of organisms of the same type |
| community | groups of populations |
| ecosystem | groups of communities |
| biome | groups of ecosystem |
| biotic and abiotic | two main parts of an ecosystem |
| biotic | living part of an ecosystem |
| abiotic | nonliving part of an ecosystem |
| predator | an animal that kills another animal |
| prey | an animal that is eaten by another animal |
| herbivore | animals that feed on plants |
| carnivore | organisms that feed on animals |
| omnivore | organism that feeds on plants and animals |
| habitat | the place where an organism lives |