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biology
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abiotic factor | non living parts of an ecosystem; example: soil,rocks,water,pH,salinity,temperature |
| biodiversity | the variety of plants,animals,etc. in a giving area |
| biome | a large geographic area with similar climate that consists of many ecosystems |
| biosphere | all the combined biomes on earth where organisms can survive |
| biotic factors | all living organisms in an ecosystem |
| community | all the different populations of different species living in the same place |
| ecology | the study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment |
| ecosystem | a community of living organisms plus their non living environment |
| habitat | the place where an organism lives |
| niche | an organism's role in its ecosystem |
| organism | an individual living thing:a mouse,an ant,a mountain lion |
| 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 |
| ecologist | a scientist who studies the relationships between living organisms and their enviorment |