U3 L1 Vocab: Ecosystems and Resources

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Living parts of an ecosystem.

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Biotic

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Nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

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Abiotic

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An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.

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Organism

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All organisms of the same species in a specific area at the same time.

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Population

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Nonliving & living parts of the environment in an area.

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ecosystem

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Populations in an ecosystem at the same time.

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community

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Largest number of organisms of one species an ecosystem can support over time.

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Carrying capacity

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A large quantity or amount.

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Abundance

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Very little amount.

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Scarce

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System of ranked persons or things.

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Hierarchy