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biology Week 3+4
Biology Vocab
| Biology Term | Definition | Origin | Prefix/meaning | Root/meaning | Suffix/meaning | Alternate Words |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecology | the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms. | Greek | Eco/ | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| Abiotic Factor | Nonliving | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| Biotic Factor | Living | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| Biosphere | the ecosystem comprising the entire earth and the living organisms that inhabit it. | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| Ecosystem | a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment. | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| biodiversity | The number and variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region. | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| biome | a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| autotroph | any organism capable of self-nourishment | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| heterotroph | an organism requiring organic compounds for its principal source of food. | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| population | The total number of inhabitants constituting a particular race, class, or group in a specified area. | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| Community | an assemblage of interacting populations occupying a given area | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| habitat | place that is natural for the life and growth of an organism: a tropical habitat. | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| niche | the position or function of an organism in a community of plants and animals | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| symbiosis | the living together of two dissimilar organisms, as in mutualism, commensalism, amensalism, or parasitism | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| commensalism | A symbiotic relationship between two organisms of different species in which one derives some benefit while the other is unaffected | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| mutualism | a relationship between two species of organisms in which both benefit from the association | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| parasitism | the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| scavenger | an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| decomposer | an organism, usually a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down the cells of dead plants and animals into simpler substances | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| trophic level | any class of organisms that occupy the same position in a food chain, as primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
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