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ecology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abiotic factors | nonliving parts of an ecosystem |
| biodiversity | the variety of plants, animal, 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 a ecosystem |
| community | all the different populations of different species living in the same place at the same time |
| ecologist | a scientist who studies the relationships between living organisms and their environment |
| ecology | the study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment |
| ecosystem | 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 |
| population | a group of organisms of the sames species that live in the same place at the same time |
| species | a group of similar organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring |