Ecosystems Flashcards

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What’s Ecosystem?

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a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms

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What’s Biosphere?

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its the zone around the Earth where life can exist

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What’s Biotic and Example?

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a living component of an ecosystem

ex.) plants and animals

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What’s Abiotic and Example?

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non-living part of an ecosystem

temperature, light, and water

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What’s Limiting Factor?

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population’s size and slows or stops it from growing

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What’s Ecological Niche?

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species interacts within an ecosystem

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What’s Carrying Capacity?

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a species’ average population size in a particular habitat

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