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Ecology Chapter 13.1,13.2
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community
is a group of different species that live together in one area.
ecosystem
includes all of the organisms as well as the climate, soil, water, rocks, and other nonliving things in a given area
Bio-
means life
biome
is a major regional or global community of organisms
Ab-
means away from
Sy-
means with
biotic
factors are living things, such as plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria
biodiversity
is the assortment, or variety, of living things in an ecosystem
Ecology
is the study of interactions among living things
Eco-
from the greek word oikos meaning "home"
abiotic
factors are nonliving things such as moisture, temperature, wind, sunlight, and soil
keystone species
is a species that has an unusually large effect on its ecosystem
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