Ecology Vocab

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Study of interactions among organisms and their environment

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Ecology

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Community of organisms interacting in a physical environment.

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ecosystem

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Prevents population growth

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Limiting Factor

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Living things in an environment (insects, birds, bacteria)

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Biotic

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Members of the same species in a region at a time

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Population

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Natural home or environment of an organism

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Habitat

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Non-living things in the environment

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Abiotic

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Max number of organisms in an ecosystem

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Carrying Capacity

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Population decline due to members leaving

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Emigration

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Population growth by new members joining

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Immigration