a community of organisms and their abiotic environment

an environmental factor that is associated with or results from the activities of living organisms

describes the nonliving part of the environment, including water, rocks, light, and temperature

a living thing; anything that can carry out life processes independently

a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring; also the level of classification below genus and above subspecies

a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area and interbreed

a group of various species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other

the place where an organism usually lives

the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do; a theory to explain the mechanism of evolution

a heritable change in the characteristics within a population from one generation to the next; the development of new types of organisms from preexisting types of organisms over time

the process of becoming adapted to an environment; an anatomical, physiological, or behavioral change that improves a populations ability to survive

the selective breeding of organisms (by humans) for specific desirable characteristics

in biology, the ability of an organism to tolerate a chemical or disease-causing agent

prokaryotes (most of which are known to live in extreme environments) that are distinguished from other prokaryotes by differences in their genetics and in the makeup of their cell wall; members of the domain archaea (singular, archaeon)

extremely small, single-celled organisms that usually have a cell wall and reproduce by cell division (singular, bacterium)

an organism whose cells have nuclei, rigid cell walls, and no chlorophyll and that belongs to kingdom Fungi

an organism that belongs to the kingdom Protista

a woody vascular seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed by an ovary or fruit

a flowering plant that produces seeds within a fruit

an animal that does not have a backbone

an animal that has a backbone; includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish

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Term	Definition
ecosystem	a community of organisms and their abiotic environment
biotic factor	an environmental factor that is associated with or results from the activities of living organisms
abiotic factor	describes the nonliving part of the environment, including water, rocks, light, and temperature
organism	a living thing; anything that can carry out life processes independently
species	a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring; also the level of classification below genus and above subspecies
population	a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area and interbreed
community	a group of various species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other
habitat	the place where an organism usually lives
natural selection	the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do; a theory to explain the mechanism of evolution
evolution	a heritable change in the characteristics within a population from one generation to the next; the development of new types of organisms from preexisting types of organisms over time
adaption	the process of becoming adapted to an environment; an anatomical, physiological, or behavioral change that improves a populations ability to survive
artificial selection	the selective breeding of organisms (by humans) for specific desirable characteristics
resistance	in biology, the ability of an organism to tolerate a chemical or disease-causing agent
archaea	prokaryotes (most of which are known to live in extreme environments) that are distinguished from other prokaryotes by differences in their genetics and in the makeup of their cell wall; members of the domain archaea (singular, archaeon)
bacteria	extremely small, single-celled organisms that usually have a cell wall and reproduce by cell division (singular, bacterium)
fungus	an organism whose cells have nuclei, rigid cell walls, and no chlorophyll and that belongs to kingdom Fungi
protist	an organism that belongs to the kingdom Protista
gymnosperm	a woody vascular seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed by an ovary or fruit
angiosperm	a flowering plant that produces seeds within a fruit
invertebrate	an animal that does not have a backbone
vertebrate	an animal that has a backbone; includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish

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