Ecosystem Notes. Ecosystem A system consisting of all of the interactions that occur between biotic...

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Ecosystem Notes

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Page 1: Ecosystem Notes. Ecosystem A system consisting of all of the interactions that occur between biotic and abiotic factors within a given area.

Ecosystem Notes

Page 2: Ecosystem Notes. Ecosystem A system consisting of all of the interactions that occur between biotic and abiotic factors within a given area.

EcosystemA system consisting

of all of the interactions that

occur between biotic and abiotic factors within a given area.

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Biotic All of the

LIVING factors within an

environment

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AbioticAll of the

NON-LIVING factors within

an environment.

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Organism

An individual form of life that is capable of

growing, metabolizing nutrients, and

usually reproducing.

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PopulationA group of

organisms of the same species located within

the same geographical

location.

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Community

All of the populations of

different species in a given area or ecosystem.

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EcosystemAll of the abiotic and biotic factors within the same

geographical location.

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HabitatThe place where an organism naturally lives and grows.

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NicheThe function or position of an organism or a

population within an ecological

community.

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Biosphere

The portion of Earth that is capable of supporting

life.

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SpeciesA group of

organisms that look like each other and are able to breed

among themselves.