Ecology Vocabulary Flashcards

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Major biological community occurring over a large area.

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Biome

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Specific place where a particular population of a species lives.

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Habitat

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All members of a species that live in one place, at one time, and breed.

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Population

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Study of interactions of living organisms with each other and their environment.

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Ecology

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An organism’s role or job in an ecosystem.

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Niche

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Nonliving components in ecology.

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Abiotic

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Living components in ecology.

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Biotic

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Smallest unit of life.

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Cell

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A typical organism that might occupy a temperate forest in the Northwestern United States.

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Bear, Cougar

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The place where a particular population of a species lives.

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A habitat