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The Environment
Term | Definition |
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technology | the practical use of science |
agriculture | the use of science to produce food, fiber and shelter |
basic and applied | the two types of agriscience |
environment | all the factors in an area that affect the life of an organism |
natural resource | naturally occurring things that support life |
biosphere | areas of earth that support life |
population | the total number of organisms of the same type |
community | groups of populations |
ecosystem | groups of communities |
biome | groups of ecosystem |
biotic and abiotic | two main parts of an ecosystem |
biotic | living part of an ecosystem |
abiotic | nonliving part of an ecosystem |
predator | an animal that kills another animal |
prey | an animal that is eaten by another animal |
herbivore | animals that feed on plants |
carnivore | organisms that feed on animals |
omnivore | organism that feeds on plants and animals |
habitat | the place where an organism lives |