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5637115211EcologyThe scientific study of the interactions between organisms andtge environment0
5637115212PopulationA group of individuals of the same species living in an area1
5637115213Population ecologyFocuses on factors affecting how many individuals of a species live in an area2
5637115214CommunityA group of populations of different species3
5637115215EcosystemThe community of organisms in an area and the physical factors with which they interact4
5637115216Ecosystem ecologyEmphasizes energy flow and chemical cycling among the various biotic and abiotic components5
5637115217LandscapeA mosaic of connected ecosystems6
5637115218Landscape ecologyDeals with arrays of ecosystems and how they are arranged in a geographic region7
5637115219BiosphereThe global ecosystem, the sum of all the planet's ecosystems8
5637115220Globular ecologyExamines the influence of energy and materials on organisms across the biosphere9
5637115221BioticLiving factors10
5637115222AbooticNonliving factors11
5637115223DispersalMovement of individuals away from centers of high population density or from their area of origin12
5637115224Macro-climateConsists of patterns on the global, regional, and local level13
5637115225Micro-clinateConsists of very fine patterns such as those encountered by the community of organisms underneath a fallen log14
5637115226TropicsMore heat and light per unit of surface area reach here than the higher latitudes15
5637115227WindwardThe side of the mountain that the wind hits and where the rain occurs16
5637115228LeewardThe side of the mountain that has very dry climate17
5637115229Gulf streamThe way that water circulates around the world18

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