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Chad Vocab.

Bio Vocab Unit1 Weeks 3/4

Bio Vocab.OrigionDefinitionPrefixRoot WordSuffixAlternate Words
Ecology Ger a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments eco--/ habitat or environment N/A -ology / study of ecological,ecologic,ecologically,ecologist
Abiotic Factor Gk no life a- / ; bio- / a biography or biographical sketch fact / something that has actual existence -ic / ; -or / one having the character or nature of abiological,abiotically,abiosis,abiotical
Biotic Factor Gk having to do with life bio- / biography or biographical sketch fact / something that has actual existence -ic / ; -or / one having the character or nature of biotical,biotitic,biology,biosphere
Biosphere Ger the part of the world in which life can exist bio- / biography or biographical sketch sphere / the bounding surface of a sphere (like a ball) N/A biospheric,biology,biospherical,biotic
Ecosystem Gk the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit eco- / ; syn- / habitat or environment histanai / to fix, weigh N/A ecological,ecology,ecospecific,ecospecies
Biodivesity Ger biological diversity in an environment as indicated by numbers of different species of plants and animals bio- / ; di- / biography or biographical sketch versi / verse -ty / condition biodiverse,bioecology,biology,biotic
Biome Gk all the plants and animals comprising a natural community, its composition being largely controlled by climatic conditions bio- / biography or biographical sketch N/A -ome / mass biology,biotic,biodiversity,bionomics
Autotroph Ger an organism that can manufacture its own food from inorganic substances auto- / self, one's own tropho;trophe / nutritive N/A autotrophic,autotrophy,autopsy,autobiography
Heterotroph Gk unable to synthesize protiens and carbohydrates from inorganic matter hetero- / the other (of two), another, different trophp;trophe / nutritive N/A heteotrophy,heteotrophic,heteotrophically,heteopous
Population Lt the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region N/A populus / inhabitants -ation / action or process populational,populated,populating,populate
Community Anglo-French an interacting population of various kinds of individuals in an area N/A communis / that which is common -ity / quality commute,communties,commune,common
Habitat Lt the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows N/A habitare / that is fit to live in N/A habitation,inhabit,ihabitant,uninhabitable
Niche Fr a habitat supplying the factors necessary for the existence of an organism or species c : the ecological role of an organism in a community especially in regard to food consumption N/A nidus / a place or substance in an animal or plant where bacteria or other organisms lodge and multiply N/A nest,niched,niching,niches
Symbiosis Gk the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms syn- / ; bio- / biography or biographical sketch N/A -sis / process symbioses,symbiotic,symbiotically,symbiotic
Commensalism Middle Latin a relation between two kinds of organisms in which one obtains food or other benefits from the other without damaging or benefiting it com- / together mensa / altar top -ism / manner of action or behavior characteristic of a (specified) person or thing come,commensal,commensalism,commence
Mutualism Lt mutually beneficial association between different kinds of organisms N/A mutual / shared in common -ism / manner of action or behavior characteristic of a (specified) person or thing mutualist,mutualistic,mutual,mutable
Parasitism Gk an animal or plant that lives on, with, or in another organism or host from which it gets its food, always at the exspense og the host para- / closely related to sitos / food -ism / manner of action or behavior characteristic of a (specified) person or thing parasite,parasitosis,parasitic,parasitical
Scavenger Anglo-French an organism that typically feeds on refuse or carrion (dead organic matter) N/A sceawian / to look at, see N/A scavenges,show,scavege,scavenging
Decomposer Lt any of various organisms (as many bacteria and fungi) that return constituents of organic substances to ecological cycles by feeding on and breaking down dead protoplasm or simpler substances de- / ; com- / something derived from poser / a puzzling or baffling question -er / one that is a suitable object of decompound,decompose,decomposed,decomposition
Trophic Level Gk one of the hierarchical strata of a food web characterized by organisms which are the same number of steps removed from the primary producers N/A troph / nutritive -ic (adjective) / one having the character or nature of trophic,trophical,trophy,autotroph
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