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biotic

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living things, ther remains, and features asociated w their activities

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abiotic

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non living, physical adn chemical components of an ecosystem

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biome

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large geographical regions defined by climate w a specific set of biotic and abiotic factors

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community

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interaction between different species of organisms living in teh same area

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population

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all organism of the same species living in the same area

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ecosystem

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an area where biotic, abiotic, and different organisms interact with eachother

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competition

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when 2 individuals fight over the same reasource

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communsalism

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when only 1 individual benefits or neither do

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mutualism

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both individuals benefit from each other

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preditation

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when 1 individual feeds on the other

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trophic level

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the position of an organism on a food chain

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food chain

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a representation of preditors/prey in an orderly manner

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food web

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a representation of preditor/prey with arrow pointing to where the energy flows in a messy way

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biosphere

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a combination of teh three forsm to live

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carnivore

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eats meat

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herbivor

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eats plants

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consumer

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an organism that eats producers and relies on them for food

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ecological niche

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role an organism plays in the ecosystem (what it eats, what eats it

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decomposer

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an organism that breaks down dead organic material

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habitat

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the place an organism lives

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parasite

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smthn that is in/on u and feeds of u

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producer

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an organism that makes its own food using the sun

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species

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organisms with similar characteristics

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what are limiting factors

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temp
moisture
light
soil
population/pollution

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carrying capacity

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maximum number of a species that a given ecosystem can contain

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