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Intro to Ecology

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show is the study of interactions of living organisms with one another and with their physical environment  
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population   show
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community   show
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ecosystem   show
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habitat   show
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show describes all the biotic (living) and abiotic (nonliving) resources in the environment used by an organism  
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show the total number of individuals in the population  
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show the total number of individuals per area or volume occupied  
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show how individuals in a population are distributed. They can be clumped (like humans in cities), uniform (like trees in an orchard), or random (like trees in some forests)  
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show the maximum number of individuals of a population that can be sustained by a particular habitat  
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show is the variety of all living things; the different plants, animals and micro organisms, the genetic information they contain and the ecosystems they form  
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show is the nonliving physical and chemical attribute of a system (ex: water, amount of light, temperature, wind patterns, pH, oxygen , etc.)  
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biotic   show
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limiting factors   show
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show is the maximum growth rate of a population under ideal conditions, with unlimited resources and without any growth restrictions  
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