Ecology Terms

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Biodiversity

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The number and variety of organisms in a given area during a specific period of time.

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Community

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All of the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other.

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Ecosystem

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A community of organisms and their abiotic, or nonliving, environment.

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Habitat

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The place where the organism naturally lives and grows.

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Human Activity

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Things that humans do.

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Limiting Factor

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Biotic and abiotic environmental factor that restricts the growth of population.

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Niche

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The function and position of an organism or population within an ecological community.

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Organism

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A living thing; anything that can carry out life processes independently.

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Population

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A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area.

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Biomes

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A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of climate and certain types of plants and animals communities