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E Science 1-1
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 nonliving part of an organism's habitat |
| photosynthesis | The process in which organisms use water along with sunlight and carbon dioxide to make their own food |
| species | A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce |
| population | All the members of one species in a particular area |
| community | All the different populations that live together in an area |
| ecosystem | The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving surroundings |
| ecology | The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment |