Biology Chapter(1.1)
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- What is the entire portion of earth inhabited by life.
- The Biosphere
- All the organisms in a given area as well as the abiotic factors with which they interact. A community and its physical environment.
- Ecosystem
- Non living
- Abiotic
- All the organisms that inhabit a particular area; an assemblage of populations of different species living close enough together for potential interaction.
- Community
- A localized group of individuals that belong to the same biological species that are capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.
- Population
- An individual living thing.
- Organism
- To be full of things; abound or swarm
- Teems
- A specialized center of body function composed of several different types of tissues.
- Organ
- A group of organs that work together in performing vital body functions.
- Organ System
- An integrated group of cells with a common function, structure, or both.
- Tissues
- Life's fundamental unit structure and function.
- Cells
- One of several formed bodies with specialized functions, suspended in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells.
- Organelles
- Two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds.
- Molecules
- The plants and other photosynthetic organisms that convert light energy to chemical energy.
- Producers
- Organisms, such as animals, that feed on producers.
- Consumers