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Biology Vocab Unit 1

Vocab WordOrginDefinitionPrefixRootSuffixAlternate Words
Ecology greek the scientific study of interactions among organisms and their enciorments eco-/ ecological n/a -ology study of.. ecomony, biology, ecologist, geology
abiotic factor greek the non-living parts of an orgamisms enviorment a-/ without bio-/ life or living fact ic/(adjective former); -or/ one that does a specific thing biohazard, core, bicameral, door
biotic factor greek the living things in an organisms enviroment bio-/ life or living fact/ -ic; -or/ does a specific thing biogradable, tick, chore, bicentinial
biosphere german The protion of Earth that soupourts life bio-/ life or living sphere/ n/a biceps, bicycle, biennial, bikini
ecosystem greek interactions among populations in a community eco-/; habitat or enviorment syn-/ with or along whith histanai/ n/a economy, synogauge, decoration, desompose
biodiversity german varitey in life in area bio-/; life or living di-/twice versi/ -ty/ quality or degree variety, diverse, diversion, university
biome greek group of ecosystems with the same climax communities bio-/n life or living n/a -ome/ mass Bible, bias, bifocal, home
autotroph french orgamisms that use energy from the sun or energy stored in chemical compounds to make their own nutirents. auto-/ self automatic tropho; trophe/ n/a automobile, autopilot, trophy, autobiography
heterotroph french organisms that cannot make their own food and must feed on other organisms for energy and nutirents. hetero-/ same tropho; trophe/ n/a heterosexual, trophy, dystrophy, atrophy
population old french a group of organisms of one species that interbreed in the same place at the same time n/a populus/ -ation/ action or process popular, popilist, reaction, populous
community old french a collection of interacting populatioins n/a communis/ -ity/ quality state or degree commute, communicate, unity, unite
habitat latin place where an organism lives out it's life n/a habitare/ n/a habitation, habit, inhabit, uninhabitable
niche french role and position a species has in its enviorment n/a nidius/ n/a nickle, nick, nice, nine
symbosis greek permanet, close association between two or more organisms of diffrent speciecs syn-/; at the same time bio-/ life or living n/a -sis/ process or action symbol, symapthy, sympton, symmetry
commensilisam middle english middle latin symbotic relationship in which one species is benifited and the other neither harmed or benifited com-/ with or togther mensa/ -ism/ state or condition comence, comment, computer, compute
mutalisim middle france latin a symbotic relationship in which both species benifit n/a mutal/ -ism/ mutal, organism, metabolism, prisim
paratisim Greek, Middle France, France symbotic relationship in which one organism beifiets at the expense of the species. para-/ sitos/ -ism/ parasite, paramedic, paralegal, parallel
scavenger modern english animals that feed on animals that have already died. n/a sceawian/ n/a messenger, passenger, scan, screen
decomposer Latin, French organisms such as fungi, that break down and absorb nutrients from dead organisms de-/; reduce or get rid of com-/ togther or jointly poser/ -er/(adjetive comparater) compose, pose, dispose, come
trophic level trophic- french level- latin organisms in a food chain that represents a fedding step in the passage of energy and materials through and ecosystem n/a troph/ (adjective)/ trophy, levy, lever, elevate
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