Ecology Introduction Biotic and Abiotic Factors

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What is the scientific study of interactions among organisms, populations, and communities and their interactions with their environment?

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Ecology

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What does biotic refer to?

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The living parts of an environment.

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What is the ecological level represented by a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area?

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Population

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Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor?

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Biotic

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Which of the following lists has ONLY biotic factors: snail, algae, guppy, sunlight, temperature, Daphnia (water flea)?

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Snail, guppy (fish), Daphnia (water flea), algae.

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What are abiotic factors?

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Non-living parts of an environment, such as sunlight, temperature, and water.

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Give an example of a biotic factor in an ecosystem.

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Plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment.

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Define biosphere.

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The global sum of all ecosystems; the zone of life on Earth.

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What is the difference between a population and a community?

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A population is a group of individuals of the same species, while a community is made up of different species living together.