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Living Things Chap 1
Key terms for chapter one
Question | Answer |
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Organism | A living thing. Ex) prarie dog |
Habitat | An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce. |
Biotic Factor | A living part of an organism's habitat. |
Abiotic Factor | A nonliving part of an organism's habitat. |
Photosynthesis | The process in which organisms use water along with sunlight and carbon dioxide to make their own food. |
Species | A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce. |
Population | All the members of one species in a particular area. |
Community | All the different populations that live together in an area. |
Ecosystem | The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving surroundings. |
Ecology | The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment. |
Madeline Gordon | Period 5 |