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ecology
introduction to ecology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abiotic factors | the nonliving parts of an ecosystem |
| what is biodiversity | the variety in a given area |
| what's a biome | a large geographic area with a similar climate that consists of many ecosystems |
| what is a biosphere | all the combined biomes on the earth |
| biotic factors | all living organisms in an ecosystems |
| community | all the different populations of different species living in the same place at the same time |
| ecologist | a scientist who studies the relationships between living organisms and there enviroment |
| ecology | the study of the relationships between living organisms and their enviroment |
| habitat | the place an organism lives |
| niche | an organisms role in its ecosystem |
| organism | an individual living thing |
| population | a group of organisms of the same species that live in the same place at the same time |
| species | a group of similar organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring |
| ecosystem | a community of living plus their nonliving enviroment |