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BRANCH OF BIOLOGY, STUDY OF ORGANISMS, THE ENVIRONMENT AND HOW ORGANISMS INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

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ECOLOGY

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MEANS HOUSE

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OIKOS

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TO STUDY

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LOGOS

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GERMAN SCIENTIST, COINED THE WORD ECOLOGY IN 1866

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ERNST HAECKEL

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A SCIENTIST THAT STUDIES THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTS. LEARNING ABT WASTE LIVING THINGS AND NON LIVING WORLD INTERACTION TO SUPPORT LIFE.

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ECOLOGIST

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6 LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION

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BIOSPHERE, BIOME, ECOSYSTEM, COMMUNITY, POPULATION, INDIVIDUAL

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PART OF THE EARTH THAT SUPPORTS LIFE, WHICH INCLUDES THE TOP PORTION OF EARTH’S CRUST

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BIOSPHERE

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PORTION OF EARHT’S CRUST

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LITOSPHERE

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BODIES OF WATER

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HYDROSPHERE

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SURROUNDING AIR

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ATHMOSPHERE

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REFERS TO A SET OF ECOSYSTEMS OCCUPYING LARGE ECOLOGICAL AREAS, SHARING DISTINCT ABIOTIC CHARACTERISTICS AMONG IT UNIQUE FLORA AND FAUNA. DEFINED BY ABIOTIC FACTORS SUCH AS CLIMATE PATTERNS, SOIL TYPES, AND VEGETATION.

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BIOME

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COMPOSED OF ALL LIVING THINGS INTERACTING WITH OE ANOTHER AND WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

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ECOSYSTEM

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CONSISTS OF DIFFERENT SPECIES OF ORGANISMS THAT INTERACT WITH EACHOTHER IN A GIVEN AREA.

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COMMUNITY

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GROUP OF ORGANISMS THAT SHARE GENERAL PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, INTERBREED, AND PRODUCE OFFSPRING.

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SPECIES

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REFERS TO A VARIETY OF LIFE FORMS ON EARTH

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BIODIVERSITY ( BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY )

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GROUP OF ORGANISMS OF THE SAME SPECIES THAT LIVE IN A DEFINED AREA.

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POPULATION

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ACTUAL PLACE OR ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH AN ORGANISM OR POPULATION LIVES

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HABITAT

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ROLE THAT PLAYS, AND INCLUDES THE TYPE OF FOOD IT EATS, WHERE IT LEAVES, WHERE IT REPRODUCES, AND IT RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER SPECIES.

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NICHE

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