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ecology
vocab about ecology
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Science
5th Grade
01/05/2009

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community

Definition
the region occupied by a group of interacting organisms
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 ecology
Definition
the study of how living and nonliving parts of the environment interact with each other
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 ecosystem
Definition
 a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
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 habitat
Definition
the natural environment of a plant or animal
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 organism
Definition
any living thing that has living characteristics and is composed of one or more cells
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population
Definition
all the organisms that constitute a specific group or occur in a specific habitat
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species
Definition
organisms that can reproduce with each other.
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entomologist

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a person who is considered an expert in/ on insects

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interdependent

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the relationship that happens when 2 living things depend on each other for survival (2 way)

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dependent

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the relationship that happens when an organism depends on another for survival (1 way)

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