Ecology Vocabulary

The study of how organisms interact  with the living

and non-living things that  surround them

• Ecology

• Environmental Studies

• Ecological Succession

• EcologInteraction

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The living parts of the environment

• Abiotic Factors

• Biotic Factors

• Atropic Factors

• Biodiversity

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The non- living parts of the environment

• Abiotic Factors

• Biotic Factors

• Atropic Factors

• Biodiversity

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A group of organisms that can produce healthy, fertile offspring

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Species

• Population

All the organisms of a species that live in the same area

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Species

• Population

The combination of all the different populations

(along with biotic and abiotic factors)

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Species

• Population

Factors in the environment that limit the size of a population

• Co-factor

• Carrying Capacity

• Population Check

• Limiting Factors

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Abundance and diversity of species in an area

• Biodiversity

• Bioabundance

• Carrying Capacity

• Limiting Factors

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The number of species that an ecosystem can support

• Biodiversity

• Bioabundance

• Carrying Capacity

• Limiting Factors

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Long-term close interactions between species

• Ecological Interdependence

• Predator-Prey

• Symbiosis

• Populations

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