Ecology+glossary

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 * **Key Term** || **Definition/Key Info** || **Extra key information** || || Ecology || Is the study of how organisms interact with each other and their physical environment ||  || || Ecosystem || Consists of a community and its physical environment ||   || || Community ||   || || Consists of all populations of plants and animals in a particular area that interact ||   ||   || || Population || Consists of a group of organisms of the same species in one area at one time ||   || || Species ||   ||   || || Abiotic || Is the physical (non-living) factors in the environment ||   || || Biotic || Is the biological (living) factors in the environment ||   || || <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;">Population Density || <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;">Number of individuals per unit area or volume ||   || || <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;">Clumped Distribution || <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;">When organisms associate with each other because of environmental or social factors || <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;">e.g. Feral Goats living in herds || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   || ||   ||   ||   ||=====