T4 Key Words Flashcards

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Niche

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The position that a living thing occupies in a community

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Abiotic factor

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Physical factors that affect the distribution of organisms in a habitat

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Biotic factor

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Other living organisms that affect the distribution of organisms in a habitat

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Representative sample

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A sample that represents the whole population

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Ecosystem

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All the living organisms in a given area along with the abiotic factors that influence them

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Population

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A group of organisms of the same species

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Community

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A group of organisms of different species that live in the same area

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Habitat

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The place where an organism lives

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Endemism

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When an organism is only foind in one geographical location

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Evolution

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the process in which organisms adapt through inheriting genes that are preferable to suit the environment

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Natural selection

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When a pressure causes a group of organisms to change over time as the organisms with genes that suit the environment survive and go on to reproduce

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Environment

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The surroundings/conditions that an organism lives in

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biodiversity

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describes every living organism within a single ecosystem or habitat,

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Species

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A group of organisms that share genes and are able to produce fertile offspring when they mate

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