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| Answer | bio words | orgin | prefix | root | suffix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms. | ecology | GERMAN | ECO | ||
| pertaining to any non-biological factors that play a role in an organism's environment; non-living environmental factors | abiotic factor | ||||
| an influence or effect created by an organism; an effect of an organism's actions within an environment | biotic factor | ||||
| the part of the earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere that supports life. | biosphere | ||||
| a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment | ecosystem | ||||
| diversity among and within plant and animal species in an environment. | biodiversity | ||||
| a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, esp. such a community that has developed to climax. | biome | ||||
| any organism capable of self-nourishment by using inorganic materials as a source of nutrients and using photosynthesis or chemosynthesis as a source of energy, as most plants and certain bacteria and protists. | autotroph | ||||
| an organism requiring organic compounds for its principal source of food. | heterotroph | ||||
| the assemblage of a specific type of organism living in a given area. | population |