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Abiotic factors

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Non living parts and properties of the environment that affect living organisms

Soil. Water. Sun. Rock. Air

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Biotic factors

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The living (or once living)
Parts and properties of the environment that affect living organisms

Tree. Grass. Animals. Fish. Insects

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Organism/individual

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Am individual life form

One

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Population

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A group of the same organisms in a given area

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Community

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All the populations in a certain area that interact

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Ecosystem

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All the living and not living things that interact in an area

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Biome

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A group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms

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Biosphere

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The portion of the planet that contains life

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Biodiversity

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The number and variety of different species in a given area

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Habitat

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The place where an organism lives

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Microhabitat

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A very small specialize habitat with in a larger habitat examples a clump of grass a space between rocks a fallen log

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Eco-region

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A subset of a Biome with similar climates and organisms
examples coastal Plains
mountains and
basins Great Plains

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Climatograph

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A graph used to show the precipitation and temperature of a region

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List the five biotic factors

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Tree 
grass 
animals 
fish 
insects
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List the five abiotic factors

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Soil
 water 
sun
rock 
air
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Biome versus ecosystem

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A biome Is a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms and ecosystem is all of the living in nonliving things that interact in an area what is the difference and why can one Byam have two different ecosystems and I a group of ecosystems make up the different biomes

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Within Biomes and ecosystems how are the organism similar

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Biomes have similar amounts of rainfall and temperature the adaptations that organisms have are depending on where they live examples desert biomes have a lack of rainfall less than 6 cm a year organisms living in the desert need to have a way to protect water cacti have spikes to prevent animals from eating them camels have leather like tongues that protect the camel from the specs of the cactus

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Biosphere the part of the earth that contains all ecosystems

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