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Living Things
Key words Ch.1 Sec.1
Question | Answer |
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organism | a living thing |
habitat | an environment that provides the things an organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce |
biotic factor | the LIVING parts of an organism's habitat |
abiotic factor | NON-LIVING parts of an organism's habitat |
photosynthesis | the process in which plants make their own food using water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide |
species | a group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other; they produce offspring that can also mate with each other |
population | all members of one species in a particular area |
community | all the different populations that live in an area together; to be considered a community, all organisms must be close enough to interact with each other (using same resources) |
ecosystem | the community of organisms along with their non-living surroundings |
ecology | study of how living things interact with each other and their environment |
organization of ecosystem | organism, which belongs to a population, the population belongs to a community, and the community and it's abiotic factors form an ecosystem |