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| Ecology | study of interactions of living organisms and their physical environment |
| habitat | the place where a particular population of a species lives |
| community | many different species that live together in a habitat |
| ecosystem | consists of a community and all the physical aspects of its habitat |
| abiotic factors | the aspects in the habitat that are non-living ie. soil, water, sunlight, temp. |
| biotic factors | all living things (organisms) |
| biodiversity | a measurement of the number of species within an ecosystem |
| species | a group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring |
| population | a group of indivuals of the same species that live in the same defined area |
| biome | a group of ecosystems that have the same climate and similar dominant communities |
| biosphere | the part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere |
