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IS Ecology CHP1-1
Populations and Communities: Lesson 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| organism | a living thing |
| habitat | an environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce |
| biotic factor | a living part of an organism's habitat |
| abiotic factor | a non-living part of an organism's habitat |
| species | a group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce |
| population | all the members of one species living in the same area |
| community | all the different populations that live together in a particular 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 |