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Science vocab 1-5
science vocab 1-5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ecologist | Scientists who study ecology |
| Exotic species | Describe species that exist outside of the species normal range because of human activity |
| introduced species | species that exist outside of he species normal range because of human activity |
| non -native species | Species that exist outside of the species normal range |
| Quadrat | A marked off squarer or a rectangle plot of land to determine where to collect there samples |
| Transect | The specific path or area often marked with a rope |
| Abiotic | The non living components in an ecosystem include water temperature and sunlight |
| Biotic | The living components in an ecosystem are the organism |
| Biodiversity | The variety of life at every level from genes to species to ecosystem |
| Habitat | A location in an environment where an organism lives |
| Invasive | introduced species that cause or have ability to cause harm to environment or people |
| population | A group of organism of the some species living in the habitat |
| Range | In ecology the total of all areas where species live |
| Resource | Any factor that can be consumed or used by an organism |