Introduction to Global Systems

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What is ecology?

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The study of interactions among organisms, populations, and communities.

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What are biotic factors of the pond ecosystem?

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Fish, water lilies, and frogs.

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What is an ecosystem?

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All of the organisms that live in a place, together with their physical environment.

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What is included in the biosphere?

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All living organisms, including underground bacteria, rainforest trees, and ocean-going whales.

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What is a population in ecological terms?

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A group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area.

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What is a community in ecology?

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All the different populations that live together in a specific area.

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What is a habitat?

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The natural environment in which an organism lives.

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What are abiotic factors?

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Non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.