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living in ecosystem1
living in an ecosystem
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| non living and living surroundings of an organism | environment |
| all the organisms in a habitat, the living part of an ecosystem | community |
| system formed by organisms interacting with one another and their physical environment | ecosystem |
| relating to the physical parts of an environment, as opposed to the biological (biotic) parts | abiotic |
| relating to the biological part of the environment, as opposed to the abiotic (physical) parts | biotic |
| the region of the Earth, whether sea, land, or air, that is occupied by living things | biosphere |
| a system that can be maintained | self-sustained system |
| the range of where an animals lives, ina global sense | geographic distribution |
| place where an organism lives | habitat |
| small, particular part of a habitat in which particular organisms live | microhabitat |
| the particular environment where a species is likely to persist indefinitely | niche |
| species that most affects the growth and behaviour of other organisms in a community, usually the most abundant or tallest species | dominant species |
| a group of communities that have similar structures and habitats, extending over a large area | biome |
| square, rectangle or circular patch of vegetation of any size, used to sample an ecosystem | quadrat |
| line along which a quadrat can be located to sample and describe a biological community | transect |
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