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Ecology
Ecosystems and population
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The living parts of a habitat | biotic factors |
| The non living parts of an organisms habitat. They include water, sunlight, oxygen, temperature, and soil. | abiotic factors |
| All the members of one species in a particular area. | population |
| All the different populations that live together in an area. | community |
| A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce. | species |
| The community of organisms that live a particular area along with their non living surroundings. | ecosystem |
| An environment that provides the things that organisms need to live grow and reproduce. | habitat |
| The largest population that an area can support. It is determined by the limiting factors that are present. | carrying capacity |
| The study of how living things interact with each other and with their environment. | ecology |
| The number of births in a population in a certain amount of time. | birth rate |
| The number of deaths in a population in a certain amount of time. | death rate |
| moving into a population. | immigration |
| Leaving a population. | emigration |
| The number of individuals in a specific area. | population density |
| An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease. | limiting factors |