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Ecosystems
Flashcards
Term | Definition |
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abiotic | nonliving |
biome | collection of ecosystems that have similar environments and or organisms |
biotic | consisting of living organisms and products of organisms |
community | all the interacting populations in specified area |
controlled experiment | an experiment in which the observer is able to standardize all but one variable to measure results |
ecosystems | systems of interacting organisms and nonliving factors in specified area |
ecosystem service | a benefit that humans obtain from the environment |
individual | a single organism |
observational study | an experiment in which the observer collects data over time without interacting with area of study |
population study | an experiment in which the observer collects data over time for one population in an ecosystem |