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| study of organisms, interactions of organisms in their environment. |
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| physical factors affecting living organisms in their environment |
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| temperature, water, light, soil composition |
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| living organisms affecting the physical environment |
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| rocks, ponds, plants, dryland |
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| intenisty, latitude, duration, aquation |
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| latitude, altitude, geographical features |
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| precipitaion and temperature |
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| sub-soil, top soil, classification of soil, organic, inorganic |
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| simplest grouping of organisms in nature ex) bull frogs |
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| all poplulations of an organism with in a given area ex) all frogs, fish, algae and insects |
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| community and the physical environment it occupies |
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| portion of earth in which most living organisms are found. includes: lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere |
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| solid part of earth's surface |
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| water on and under earths surface and water vapor |
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| the earth is made up of... |
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nitrogen- 78%
oxygen- 20%
other- 2% |
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| relationship in which 2 different organisms live in close proximity to each other and at least 1 organism benifits from the relationship. 3 types mutualism, commensalism, parasitism |
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| both organisms benefit from the relationship |
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| one organism benefits and the other organism isn't harmed |
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| one organism benefits and the other one is harmed |
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| environment in which an organism lives |
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| role of an organism in it ecosystem |
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| amount of energy available at each level |
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| amount of living organisms supported at each level |
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| use ammonia and turn it into nitrite |
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| use NO2 or NO3 and turn into N2 |
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| preexsisting community that has been partially destroyed |
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