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Ecology

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the study of living things and their relationships with one another and with nonliving things
Different ecosystems found in the same region
a group of individuals of the same species in the same area
A living thing that affects other living things
A nonliving thing that affects the ecosystem
All populations in an area
All the nonliving and living things in one area
All the different biomes together
A single organism that belongs to a certain species
Pattern of weather
A living thing that affects other living things
The number of organisms of a particular species that an environment can support
The things that control the size of a population
Human activities that affect the ecosystem
Having enough producers to support the herbivores and enough herbivores to support the carnivores
A nonliving thing that affects the ecosystem
Treeless; permafrost ; arctic foxes ; very cold
Humid ; warm and wet ; rains almost everyday
Lots of evergreens ; longer winters
Prairies; few trees ; pampas
Hot days ; cold nights ; nocturnal animals ; little or no rain
4 seasons; trees lose leaves in the winter
An organism that feeds on other organisms
The organism that the predator feeds on
Water, carbon, carbon dioxide - oxygen, nitrogen
Competing for needs
Cooperating to meet needs
The parasite lives on the host. The host gets nothing from the relationship.

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