Chapter 9 Science Vocabulary

Front

All the living and nonliving things in a given area

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ecosystem

Front

a living or once living thing in an ecosystem

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biotic factor

Front

all the populations living in an ecosystem at the same time

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community

Front

a nonliving thing in an ecosystem

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abiotic factor

Front

all organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time

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population

Front

a geographic area on earth that contains ecosystems with similar biotic and abiotic factors

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biome

Front

the gradual change from one community to another community in the area

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succession

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a factor that can limit the growth of a population

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limiting factor

Front

the largest number of individuals of one species that an ecosystem can support over time

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carrying capacity

Front

the potential growth of a population if it could grow in perfect conditions with no limiting factors

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biotic potential