Ecology Vocab
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Anchoring Phenomena | the actions we take as humans impact the ecosystems around us
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Ecology | the study of living and non-living things in their environment
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Abiotic Factors | nonliving parts of an organism’s habitat
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Habitat | the specific environment that provides the things that an organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce
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Biotic Factors | Living parts of a habitat
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Organism | a living thing made up of one or more cells and can carry on the activities of life
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Niche | an organism’s way of life (role or job) within an ecosystem
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Competition | the struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource
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Predation | organisms kill one another for food; Predator/Prey
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Population | all the members of one species in a particular area
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Limiting factors | things that keep a population from growing
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Carrying Capacity | largest population that can be supported in an area over time
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Population Communities | different populations that interact with one another in an area
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Primary Succession | series of changes where no soil or organisms exist
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Secondary Succession | series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed but soil and organisms still exist
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Ecosystems | community of organisms that live in an area along with their nonliving surroundings
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Biosphere | the parts of the Earth where life exists
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Immigration | new members joining the population
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Emigration | members leaving the population
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Pioneer Species | Carried by wind or water (seeds, mosses, lichens) or Soil formation by weathered rock
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