Populations and Ecosystems

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Ecology
The study of inter-relationships between organisms and their enviroment
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Abiotic
Non living components (tempuature, rainfall)
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Biotic
Living components (competition, predatation)
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Populations
A group of individuals of the same species that occupy the same habitat at the same time
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Ecosystems
A self-contained functional unit in ecology made up of all the interacting biotic and abiotic factors in a specific area (oak woodland, a lake)
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Community
The oraganisms of all species that live in the same area
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Habitat
The place where an organism normally lives, which is characterised by physical conditions and the species of other oragnisms present
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Ecological Niche
All conditions and resources required for an organism to survive, reproduce and maintain a viable population
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Non living components (tempuature, rainfall)

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Abiotic

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Living components (competition, predatation)

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A group of individuals of the same species that occupy the same habitat at the same time

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A self-contained functional unit in ecology made up of all the interacting biotic and abiotic factors in a specific area (oak woodland, a lake)

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