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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abiotic factors | nonliving parts of an ecosystem; examples: soil, rocks, water ,pH, salinity, temperature. |
| Biodiversity | the variety of plants, animals, etc. in a given area |
| Biome | a large geographic area with a similar climate that consists of many ecosystems |
| Biosphere | all the combined biomes on earth where organisms can survive |
| biotic factors | the living organisms in an ecosystem |
| community | all the different populations of different species living in the same place at the same time |
| ecologist | a scientist who studies the relationship between living organisms and their environment |
| ecosystem | a community of living organisms plus their nonliving environment |
| Habitat | the place where an organism lives |
| Niche | an organism's role in its ecosystem |
| Organism | an individual living thing; examples: 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 |