Intro to Ecology-Vocab

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Scientist in New Zealand studying herbivores, omnivores, and abiotic factors.

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Ecosystem

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Group of same species in an area: ________

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population

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All living and nonliving things in an area that interact are called a/an ______.

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ecosystem

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Nonliving parts of the ecosystem include temperature, water, sunlight, air, and soil.

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abiotic factors

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Branch of science studying living things and their environment.

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Ecology

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An ecosystem has biotic and abiotic components. An example of an abiotic part is ______________.

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Water

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What is a community?

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All the different populations that live together in an area.

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Water, soil, minerals, nitrogen, and energy are essential ______ components of an ecosystem.

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abiotic

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All organisms in an ecosystem are

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biotic factors

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All abiotic: Temperature, Light, Rain, Gravity, Heat

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Temperature, Light, Rain, Gravity, Heat