Ecology and Scientific Terms

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population

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A group of organisms of the same species living in the same habitat.

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predator

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An organism that eats another living organism.

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prey

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An organism that is eaten by another organism.

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producer

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An organism that produces its own food.

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quadrat

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A square or rectangular plot of land marked off, to determine where to collect their samples.

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range

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In ecology, the total of all the areas where a species lives.

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rate

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A ratio of two different kinds of measurement.

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scientific model

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See model.

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species

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A group of individuals that actually or potentially interbreed in nature.

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stable

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Not changing or resistant to change.