APES Unit 2 Vocab

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Species Richness

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The number of different species in a community.

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Relative Abundance

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The number of how many individuals are present for each species.

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Ecology

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Study of living organisms in their nonliving world.

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Biotic Factor

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Living item (e.g., bacteria).

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Abiotic Factor

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Not living item (e.g., rock).

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Ecosystem Service

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The many and varied benefits to humans gifted by the natural environment and from healthy ecosystems.

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Ecological Hierarchy

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Species 🡪 population 🡪 community 🡪 ecosystem 🡪 biome 🡪 biosphere.

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Population

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A group of individuals of the same species.

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Community

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A group of populations interacting together.

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Ecosystem

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A group of communities interacting together.