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Ecology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What is Ecology? | The study of living organisms and their relationship with their physical environment |
| What are Ecosystems? | A system of relationships between organisms and the way they interact with their surroundings. These interactions may be with biotic or abiotic parts of the environment. |
| Biotic? | Living |
| Abiotic? | Non-living |
| Organism? | is anything that can carry out the processes required for life |
| MRS GREN? | Movement Reproduction Sensitivity (responding to the environment) Growth Respiration (Produce energy) Excretion (breathing) Nutrition (obtaining food/photosynthesising) |
| Species | A group of organisms that share similar characteristics and are able to reproduce resulting in a fertile offspring. |
| What happens when animals interbreed? | While some species may be able to reproduce with another species, the offspring is infertile. E.g. Mule, Zorse. |
| Environment? | The physical, chemical, and biological surroundings of an organism. It involves all the factors (biotic and abiotic) that affect the survival or an organism. |
| Habitat? | The place where an organism lives that provides everything that an organism needs to survive. E.g. water, food, shelter. |
| Populations? (Be specific) | A population consists of all the individual organisms of one particular species living in the same area at the same time. |
| Community? | A community consists of all the different populations of organisms living in the same area at the same time. |
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