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Mr. Elliott's Science Test: Ecosystems
For anyone having an environment test.
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Environmental Studies
7th Grade
08/25/2011

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Organism(Part 1)
Definition
a living thing
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Organism(Part 2)
Definition
obtains food, water, shelter, and other need to live, grow and reproduce from its environment.
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Organism(Part 3)
Definition
interacts with both living and non living things i its habitat.
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Biotic Factors
Definition
All the living parts of a habitat.
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Abiotic Factors
Definition
All the non living parts in a habitat.
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Levels of Organization in Order
Definition
Populations, Communities, and Ecosystems.
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Ecology
Definition
study of how living things interact with each other in its environment.
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4 ways of determining Population Size
Definition
Direct Observation, Indirect Observation, Sampling, and Mark-and-Recapture Studies.
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Birth Rate
Definition
The number of births in a population in a certain amount of time.
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Death Rate
Definition
The number of deaths in a population in a certain amount of time.
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Main way for someone to enter a population.
Definition
Being Born into it.
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Main way for someone to leave a population.
Definition
Dying
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Immigration
Definition
moving into a population
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Emigration
Definition
leaving a population.
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Limiting Factors
Definition
Some limiting factors are food and water, space, and weather conditions.
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Symbiosis
Definition
a close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species.
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3 types of symbiosis
Definition
Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism
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Pioneer Species
Definition
first species to populate an area.
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