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Abiotic environment non-living components (ex.temperature range, soil ph, salinity,wind, sun, and average rainfall) Autotroph organism that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds; also called a producer Biotic environment living or recently living; a biotic factor is an organism or its remains in an ecosystem. Community all the different populations that live together in an area Detritus loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks, Dead organic matter. Homeostasis the maintenance of a stable internal environment Niche organism's role, or job, in its habitat Osmosis diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane Population group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area Primary productivity the RATE at which organic matter is created by producers Symbiosis relationship in which two species live closely together, includes mutualism, commensalism, and, in some classifications, parasitism Trophic level each step in the transfer of energy through an ecosystem