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Ecology
Word and term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 are 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 a ecosystem. |
| Community | all the different population 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. |
| Ecology | The studies of the relationship between living organisms and their environment . |
| Ecosystem | a community of living organisms plus their nonliving environment. |
| Habitat | The place where an organisms lives. |
| Niche | An organism's role in its ecosystems. |
| Organisms | An individual living thing; example: 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. |