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Ecology
Ecosytems, biomes, food web
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Biology
5th Grade
08/29/2010

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Term
Biotic
Definition
living or use to be living things (humans, plants, bugs)
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Abiotic
Definition
nonliving things (air, sunlight, soil)
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Biome
Definition
a very large community with of specific kinds of plants & animals (desert, forest, tundra)
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Ecosystem
Definition
a community of living & nonliving things that work together
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Ecology
Definition
study of how living things and their environment interact
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Niche
Definition
role of an organism in it's ecosystem
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Habitat
Definition
area in which organism lives
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Community
Definition
all the populations living in an area
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Limiting Factor
Definition
anything that controls the growth or survival of a population (food, shelter, water, sun)
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Population
Definition
all the members of one species in an area
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Homeostasis
Definition
the balance of animals and plants in an ecosystem
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