biology key definitions

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Ecology
the study of living things within their environment
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Abiotic factors and examples
non living parts of the environment. e.g. sunlight intensity , water, soil pH
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Biotic factors and examples
living parts of the environment. e.g.grazing, predators, prey
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Community
all of the living things within a specific area, made up of the population. e.g. a forest is a community.
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Habitat
a place where an organism lives
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Population
group of the same species that can interbreed and are self sustaining.
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Succession
Replacement of one or a group of species by another, over time. OR the gradual development of a vegetative species over time
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Extremophile
an organism that can survive in extreme conditions. e.g. in extremely low nutrient soil.
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Pioneer community
first community that were present, which are usually extremopphiles e.g. xerophytes.
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Natural climax community
final stage of succession
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non living parts of the environment. e.g. sunlight intensity , water, soil pH

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Abiotic factors and examples

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living parts of the environment. e.g.grazing, predators, prey

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Card 4

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all of the living things within a specific area, made up of the population. e.g. a forest is a community.

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Card 5

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a place where an organism lives

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