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 Organism |
 A living thing. |
 Habitat |
 The place where an organism lives and where it obtains all the things it needs to survive. |
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Biotic factor
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 A living part of an organism's habitat. |
 Abiotic factor |
 A nonliving part of an organism's habitat. |
 Photosynthesis |
 The process in which organisms use water along with sunlight and carbon dioxide to make their food. |
 Species |
 A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce. |
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Population
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 All the members of one species in a particular area. |
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Community
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 All the different populations that live together in an area. |
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Ecosystem
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 The community of organisms in an area, along with their nonliving surroundings. |
 Ecology |
 The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment. |
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Birth rate
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The number of births in a population in a certain amount of time.
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Death rate
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The number of deaths in a population in a certain amount of time.
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Immigration
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Moving into a population.
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Emigration
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Leaving a population.
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Limiting factor
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An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease.
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