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biology vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abiotic factors | nonliving parts of an ecosystem; |
| 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 | All 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 a scientist who studies the relationship between living organisms and their environment. |
| Ecology | The study of the relationship between living organisms and their environment |
| Ecosystem | A community of living organisms plus their nonliving enviornment |
| Habitat | The place where an organism lives |
| Niche | An organisms role in an 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 reproduce and produce fertile offspring |