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ecology vocab
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| species | a group of similar organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring. |
| population | a group of organisms of the same species that live in the same place at the same time. |
| organism | an individual living thing |
| niche | an organisms role in its ecosystem |
| habitat | the place where an organism lives |
| ecosystem | a community of living organisms plus their nonliving environment |
| ecology | the study of the relationships between living organism and their environment. |
| ecologist | a scientist who studies the relationship between living organisms and their environment. |
| community | all the different populations of different species living in the same place at the same time. |
| biotic factors | the living organisms in an ecosystem |
| biosphere | all the combined biomes on earth where organisms can live |
| biome | a large geographic area with a similar climate that consist of many ecosystem |
| biodiversity | the variety of plants,animals,etc in a given area |
| abiotic factors | nonliving parts of an ecosystem |