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Levels of Ecology
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Biology
10th Grade
09/02/2010

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Biosphere

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the portion of Earth that supports life, everywhere life is found also non living things.

(atmostphere, hole of the ozone layer)

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Ecosystem

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all the communities and also non living things, populations of plants and animals that interact with echother in a given area with the abiotic components

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Community

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group of populations of different species that interact with eachother during the same tme and place.

(every living thing)

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Population

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a group of the same species that interbreed, same place at same time. They have to have the possibility of interactions (bass in a pond)

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Organism

Definition

an individual living thing with the characteristics of life

(cells, uses energy, reproduces, responds, grows, and develops)

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Biotic

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all living things, organisms depend on others directly or indirectly for food, shelter, reproduction, and protection

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Abiotic

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the non living parts of the environment, affect an organism's life

(air currents, temperature, moisture, oxygen)

 

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Habitat

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a place where a plant or organism lives (place that gives all an organism needs to survive)

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Niche

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total way of life, process or role an organism plays in life

(predator and prey)

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