Ecology
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| ecology | study of how organisms interact with one another and with the environment
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| biotic factor | living part of the environment
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| abiotic factor | non-living part of the environment(ex.water,soil)
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| population | a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same place
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| species | organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce offsprings
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| community | different species or population that live together in a habitat
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| ecosystem | community of organisms that live together in their nonliving environment
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| wetland | an area where land is covered by water for at least part of the year
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| coral reef | diverse marine ecosystem; grows in water that is warm shallow & clear
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| biosphere | all life on Earth and all parts on Earth where life exist
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| atmosphere | a layer of all the gases that surround Earth
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| hydrosphere | all the water of the Earth's surface as well as the water vapor and rain in the atmosphere and water underground
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| geosphere | solid earth which consist of rocks, continents, and the ocean floor
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| climate | patterns and averages of temperature from year to year in an area over a long period of time
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| weather | short term changes in temperature, precipitation, clouds and wind from day to day or minute to minute
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| greenhouse effect | process in which certain gases, carbon dioxide, methane and water vapor, trap sunlight energy in Earth's atmosphere as heat
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| biome | a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms
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| photic zone | sunlit region near the surface of water
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| aphotic zone | dark layer of the ocean below the photic zone where sunlight does not penetrate
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| plankton | microscopic organisms that live in the aquatic environments; includes phytoplankton and zooplankton
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| wetland | ecosystem in which water either covers the soil or is present at or near the surface for at least part of the year
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| estuary | kind of wetland formed where a river meets the ocean; freshwater mixes with saltwater
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