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Chapter 2-1 vocab- test Friday 9/7
Vocab words for Chapter 2-1
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Biology
9th Grade
09/06/2012

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Ecology
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the scientific discipline in which the relationships among living organisms and the interaction the organisms have with their environments are studied.
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Biosphere
Definition
relatively thin layer of Earth's and its atmosphere that support life
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Biotic factors
Definition
living factors in an organism's environment
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Abiotic factors
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nonliving factors in an organism's environment
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Population
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group of organisms of the same species that occupy the same geographic place at the same time
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Biological community
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a group of interacting populations that occupy the same geographic area at the same time
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Ecosystem
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a biological community and all of the Abiotic factors that affect it
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Biome
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a large group of ecosystems that share the same climate and have similar types of communities
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Habitat
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an area where an organism lives
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Niche
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the role or position that an organism has in its environment
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Predation
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act of one organism feeding on another organism
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Symbiosis
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close mutualistic, parasitic, or commensal association between two or more species that live together
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Mutualism
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symbolic relationships in which both organisms benefit (two smiley faces- clown fish anemone)
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Commensalism
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happy face and kind of a straight face- ferns that grow on trees
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levels of organization
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cells- tissue- organs- organ systems- organism- population- community- ecosystem- biome- biosphere
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Parastitism
Definition
happy and sad face- weeds, leaches, tapeworms
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