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Biology test 2

Terms in this set (72)

Main Idea: (blank 1) is required to (blank 2) through living and non-living systems.
Blank 1: energy
Blank 2: cycle materials
Ecology
the study of the relationships among organisms and their interactions with the environments they live in.
Relationships
how things interact with each other.
Ecology is made up of
living + living +non-living
Cycling of matter
Flow of energy
organism relationships (Biotic(cells)(Abiotic (rocks, water, temperature)
Biotic
living
Abiotic
non-living. Abiotic things affects biotic things.
Organism
a unit of life (multi-cellular or uni-cellular)
population
a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area.
Species
Organism that can reproduce and make offspring who have the ability to grow normally.
Look at biological community
organism
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Bionne
Biosphere
Ecosystem
a biological community and all the ABIOTIC factors.
2 things that kind of make up ecosystem
habitat and niche
habitat
area where organism lives
Niche
its role or position, how it meets needs for food, reproduction, and shelter
Biome
a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms.
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