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Standard 1
Ecology
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Biology
12th Grade
10/05/2011

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Term
Abiotic
Definition
The nonliving parts of the environment
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Biotic
Definition
The living parts of the environment
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Population
Definition
Organisms of the same species that share the same geographic location
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Community
Definition
A group of interacting populations
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Ecosystems
Definition
A biological community and all of its abiotic factors
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Predation
Definition
Interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another
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Commensalism
Definition
A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is not affected
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Parasitism
Definition
A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed
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Mutualism
Definition
A relationship in which both organisms benefit
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Niche
Definition
where an organism lives and what its job is
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Habitat
Definition
Where an organism lives
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Biome
Definition
a group of ecosystems that have similar climates
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Biosphere
Definition
The part of the Earth in which all living things exist.
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Examples of abiotic factors
Definition
moisture, oxygen, carbon dioxide, light, minerals
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