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| ecological system (ecosystem) | a group of communities interacting with each other and the non-living parts of their environment. |
| population | members of the same species, living in the same locality. |
| community | all the populations that live in a locality and interact with one another. |
| Can a bear and a fox be part of the same population? | No. Explain. |
| Can a bear and a fox be part of the same community?? | Yes. |
| Living parts of a ecosystem are called boitic. Non-living parts of an ecosystem are called... | abiotic. |
| Name the 4 processes that make an ecosystem self-supporting. | 1) production of energy 2) transfer of energy 3) decomposition 4) recycling |
| habitat | where an organism lives. |
| niche | the role of an organism in it's habitat. The way in which an organism interacts w/ the boitic and abiotic parts of its environment. |
