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Ecology Terms (:
Grade 9 Science Ecology Terms and definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ecology | |
| Abiotic | Non-living things, physical things such as, minerals, air or things measured such as temperature, hours of daylight, salt concentrate . |
| Biotic | Living, These factors are organisms such as plants, animals mushrooms, bacteria, or algae. |
| Ecosystem | Any network of interacting living and non-living factors. |
| Natural ecosystem | A natural ecosystem is neither planned nor maintained by people. |
| Artificial ecosystem | Artificial ecosystem, is planned and maintained by people. Examples are cities, zoos, Aquarium, farms |
| Species | A group of similar organisms and ecosystem that can reproduce with each other |
| Population | A group of members of the same species that live in the same area. |
| Community | Population of different species that live and interact in the same area. |
| Niche | All the interactions of a given species with its ecosystem. |
| Biome | Large geographical region that contains similar ecosystems. |
| Terrestrial | |
| Aquatic | |
| Biosphere |