Unit 1 - Ecosystems (vocabulary)

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Biotic factors

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The living parts of an ecosystem, like plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria.

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Abiotic factors

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The nonliving parts of an ecosystem, like sunlight, water, air, soil, and temperature.

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Ecosystem

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All the living things (plants, animals, microorganisms) and nonliving things (air, water, soil, climate) in an area, and how they interact with each other.

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Organism

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A single living thing, such as an animal, plant, fungus, or bacterium.

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Individual

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One single organism in an environment.

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Population

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All the organisms of the same kind (same species) living together in one area.

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Community

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All the different populations (groups of living things) that live together and interact in one area.

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Levels of organization (in an ecosystem)

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The order of living things from smallest to largest: individual → population → community → ecosystem → large ecosystem (biome) → biosphere.

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Large ecosystem

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A type of ecosystems with similar climates, plants, and animals (examples: desert, tundra, rainforest).

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Precipitation

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Water that falls from the sky to Earth, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.