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BIOTIC Individual

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Living & Non-livingBiotic Abiotic

AnimalsPlants

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(1) bacteria and soil(2) earthworms and nutrients

(4) fertilizer and decomposers(3) moisture and minerals

Abiotic factors that affect the growth of grass in a lawn include

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Who Does ECOLOGY

Study?

Populations- members of the same species that live in the same area.

Communities- populations in the same area.

Sugar maples in a field

German roaches in an apartment YEUCH!

E. Coli bacteria in your intestine

WPHS students

Abiotic (limiting)Factors, like:

•Water•Oxygen•Sunlight•Temperature•etc.

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Biotic Factors

Define the following using ecological terms

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