the category of living factors in the environment of an organism that affect population size
Biotic factors
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The place where an organism lives
Habitat
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Where one organism is consumed by another
Predation
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A line along which organisms can be sampled in ecological studies. Particularly useful in ecosystems such as sea shores and sand dunes where abiotic conditions and species vary across the area being studied.
Belt transect
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The study of inter-relationships between organisms & their environment
This environment includes living (biotic) factors (e.g. competition & predation) & non-living (abiotic) factors (e.g. temperature & rainfall).
Ecology
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When using a quadrat to estimate population size, we take many samples to ensure that our data is what?
Representative of the population
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The range and variety of genes, species and habitats within a particular ecosystem
Biodiversity
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A group of similar organisms that can reproduce to produce FERTILE offspring
Species
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When using a quadrat to estimate population size, we use a random number generator to avoid what?
Bias
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A self contained area including the biotic (living) community and abiotic (non-living) components interacting with one another
Ecosystem
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The population size of a species that can be supported by the ecosystem
Carrying capacity
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The differences between organisms of different species.