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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ecologists | Scientists who study ecology. |
| Exotic species | An organism transported by human activity. |
| Introduced species | Species that exists outside of the species normal range because of human activity. |
| Non-Native species | A plant, animal, or organism that is living outside its natural range as a result of human activity. |
| Quadrant | 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 non-living 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 ecosystems. |
| Habitat | A location in an environment where an organism lives. |
| Invasive | Introduced species that caused or have the ability to cause harm to the environment or people. |
| Population | A group of organisms of the same species living en the same habitat. |
| Range | In ecology, the total of all the areas where a species lives. |
| Resource | Any available material, asset, or capability that can be drawn upon to function, solve a problem, or achieve an objective. |
| Food web | A diagram that models feeding relationships within an ecosystem. |
| Parasitism | The relationship between two species where one species benefits while the other is harmed. |
| Symbiosis | The close and often long-term interaction between two species. |