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Vocab - Ecology
Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biosphere | Parts of the earth where life lives |
| Lithosphere | Crust of the earth |
| Atmosphere | Protects us from space |
| Hydrosphere | The sum of the earth water |
| Abiotic | Non-living things |
| Biotic | Living things |
| Organism | A living thing like a bacteria, a animal, a plant, or fungus. |
| Ecology | Study of relationships between living things |
| Limiting factor(s) | variable of a system that causes a noticeable change |
| Population | Number of people in a single area |
| Community | Group of people living in the same area |
| Ecosystem | Enviornments |
| Ecological Succession | process of change in the species |
| Primary succession | is the beginning step of ecological succession |
| Secondary succession | the secondary ecological succession of a plant's life |
| Biome | A biome is a distinct geographical region with specific climate, vegetation, and animal life |
| Pioneer species | lichens, mosses, fungi, and bacteria |
| Predator | an animal that naturally kills for food |
| Prey | An animal that is caught and killed by another for food |