Ecology
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CrazyJacks on April 23, 2010
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Ecology is the branch of biology that deals with the interactions between organisims and the relantionships of organisms with their living and nonliving envioroments.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ecologist | A scientist who studies ecology. |
| Population | It includes all the members of a species found in a given area. The dadelions in your lawn is an example of a ... |
| Community | It includes all the populations in a given area. Your lawn has populations of dandelions, grasses, earthworms, and other things. These populations together make up a lawn ... |
| Ecosystem | A community (all living things) and the physical enviroment (air, water, soil) interacting and functioning together make up an ... Examples of ... include your lawn, a balanced aquarium, ponds, vacant lot, woodlots, salt marshes, and forests. |
| Biosphere | is the portion of the eartth in which life exsists. It is very large and includes many complex ecosystems. |
| Abiotic Factors | Non-living parts of the enviorment that directly affect the ablitiy of organisms to live and reproduce. |
| Producers | any plant that manufactres food by photosynthesis. Green plants are... |
| Consumers | eat producers and/or other animals. All animals are... |
| Decomposers | Organisms that break down dead organisms and make thier materials available to other living things. |
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