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Ecosystems 2.1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Organism | A living thing |
| habitat | An environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce. |
| biotic factors | Living or once living organisms in the environment |
| abiotic factors | nonliving part of an organisms habitat in the environment |
| Population | all the members of one species living in the same area |
| Community | All the different populations that live together in a certain area |
| Ecosystem | a community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving environment. |
| limiting factor | an environmental factor that causes a population to decrease in size |
| Population density | The number of individuals in an area of a specific size |