A2 Biology - population definitions

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define habitat
a place where a community of organisms lives
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population
a group of interbreeding organisms of one species in a habitat
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community
all of the the populations of different organisms living and interacting in a particular place at the same time
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ecosystem
made up of all the interacting living and non living features in a specific area
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abiotic
non living features of an ecosystem e.g. temperature or water
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biotic
the living features of an ecosystem e.g. plants
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niche
how an organism fits into the environment, refers to where an organism lives and what it does there e.g. what it eats
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adaption
a feature that members of a species have that increases their chance of survival and reproduction
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biosphere
the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the earth or another planet occupied by living organisms.
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ecology
the study of the inter relationships between organisms and their environment
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population

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a group of interbreeding organisms of one species in a habitat

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community

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ecosystem

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abiotic

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