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log, -o, y (G) suffix study of Ecology Eco logy the study of the relationships between biotic and abiotic factors in environments eco (G) root home, abode log, -o, y (G) suffix study of ecosystem ecoclimate ecotourism climatology epidemiology zoology

Levels of Organization biome all interacting populations in an ecosystem all living and nonliving things interacting within a certain area large region with a typical climate that includes several ecosystems all organisms of the same kind living in one area one individual living thing ecosystem community population organism

Ecosystem Biotic Factors Abiotic Factors includes all abiotic and biotic factors in one particular environment Biotic Factors Abiotic Factors the living parts of an ecosystem the nonliving parts of an ecosystem

Biotic Factors Bio include plants, animals, fungi, protists, bacteria bio(s), bio(t) (G) root life biotechnology biomechanics biosphere biofeedback biostatistics biography biotic biology

Examples of Biotic Factors

Abiotic Factors A include air, water, soil/rocks, temperature, sunlight a, an (G) prefix not, without abiotic amusia amoral atoxic

Examples of Abiotic Factors

Examples of Ecosystems Coral Reef in Belize Mountains in Colorado Arizona Desert

Ecosystems Biotic Abiotic do not necessarily have clear boundaries due to biotic and abiotic changes can change daily as things move from one ecosystem to another Biotic Abiotic migration, seed dispersal flood, erosion, drought

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