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Science Vocab
SCIENCE
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ecologist | Scientists who study ecology |
| Exotic species | Organisms, plants, animals, or microbes, introduced by humans activity. |
| Introduced species | Species that exist outside of the species are normal rage because of human activity. |
| Non native species | Organisms were introduced accidentally by human activity to areas outside their natural rage. |
| Quadrat | A square or rectangle plot of land marked off, to determine where to collect their samples. |
| Transect | The specific path or area, often marked with a rope or measuring tape showing where data should be collected. |
| Abiotic | The nonliving components in an ecosystem include water, temperature, and sunlight. |
| biotic | The living components in an ecosystem are the organisms. |
| 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 | non-native organisms introduced to new environments, often by human activity, that spread uncontrollably and cause ecological or economic harm |
| Population | A group of organisms of the same species living in the same habitat. |
| Range | In ecology, the total of all the areas where species live |
| Resources | materials, assets, or capabilities available in the environment or by humanity to satisfy needs and wants, characterized by their utility, accessibility, and economic value. |