PART 2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

The unique role an organism plays in an ecosystem, such as the way it survives, eats and relates to other organisms

• Nikche

• Quiche

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  Nice

• Niche

A place where an organism lives

• Ocean floor

• Habitat

• Woods

• Niche

All the organisms of the same species living in the same area or community

• Community

• 
  Habitat

• 
  Population

• 
  Ecosystem

The part of the earth that supports life; includes the top portion of the earth's crust.

• 
  Tropospher

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Ozone

All living things in a given area, living and non-living.

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  Ecosystem

• Community

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  Biotic

• Species

A group of very similar organisms that can mate and reproduce offspring of the same type

• Community

• 
  Species

• Population

• Niche

A population of different species that exist in an ecosystem

• Habitat

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

The non-living parts of the environment such as rocks, air, temperature, sunlight, and water

• Abiotic

• Habitat

• Biotic

• Community

Which is the smallest living level of organization?

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  Organelle

• Biomolecule

• Tissue

• Cell

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of life?

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  Homeostasis

• Immunity

• Metabolism

• Evolution