Habitats and Ecosystems

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What is another word for a living thing?

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Organism

Front

What is an environmental factor that causes a population to decrease?

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Limiting factor

Front

What do we call a group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other?

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Species

Front

What term describes the number of individuals in a certain area?

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Population density

Front

What is the largest population that an area can support called?

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Carrying capacity

Front

What is the term for the role and position a species has in its environment?

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Niche

Front

What is the term for the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity

Front

What do we call the interactions between different species in a community?

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Species interactions

Front

What is the process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring?

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Natural selection

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What is the term for a community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system?

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Ecosystem