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Ecology
The study of the relationships between organisms and their environment.
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Ecosystem
Living organisms interacting with each other and their nonliving environment.
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Biosphere
Includes all the air, land, and water where life exists.
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Organism
A living thing.
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Habitat
The place an organism lives.
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Environment
The place an organism lives.
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Biotic factor
A living part of the environment.
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Examples of biotic factors
Plants, Animals, Fungi, Protists ( algae), and Monerans (bacteria)
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Abiotic factor
A non-living part of the environment.
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Examples of abiotic factors
water, soil, light , minerals, wind, air, temperature, pollution, etc.
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Population
All the organism of one species living in a specific area.
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Death rate
The number of deaths in a population in a certain amount of time.
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Birth rate
The number of births in a population in a certain amount of time.
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Migration rate
The number of organisms that move in and out of a specific area.
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Limiting factors
The resources that organisms need to survive. When unavailable these factors limit a populations' ability to grow/increase.
Example: when resources such as food, water or space become limited
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