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| the place where an organism (plant or animal) lives |
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| a group of organisms of the same species |
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| all the populations in an ecosystem |
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| the interaction between the communities and their habitats |
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| green plant (make its own food) |
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| animal (eats ‘ready made’ food) |
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| animal that eats only plants |
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| animal that eats plants and animals |
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| animal that eats only other animals |
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| relationship where one organism feed on the previous one and in turn provides food for the next one in a series |
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| interconnected food chains |
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| living factors that can influence abundance of plants and animals |
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| examples of biotic factors |
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| non-living factors that can influence abundance of plants and animals |
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| pH, temperature, light intensity, moisture |
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| examples of abiotic factors |
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| used to sample animals that live on surface of soil |
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| used to measure animals that live in soil |
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| used to sample animals that live in water |
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| very large ecological areas on the earth’s surface, animals and plants adapting to their environment, often defined by rainfall and temperature |
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| a feature of a plant or animal that allows it to survive in its habitat |
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