| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abiotic factor | non-living physical features of the environment |
| biosphere | all parts of the Earth where life exists |
| biotic factor | living organisms in the environment |
| commensalism | a simbiotic relationship that benefits one partner but not the other |
| community | all the populations of different species that live in the same place at the same time and interact with each other |
| ecological pyramid | a model used to display the transfer of energy through a community |
| ecology | the study of relationships between organisms and between organisms and their physical environment |
| ecosystem | a community interacting with the non-living ( abiotic ) parts of its environment |
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