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| The study of the relationship between an organism and its environment |
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| The nonliving part of an environment |
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| The living part of an environment |
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| The largest population size that can be supported by a specific area with its available resources |
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| A factor required for a population to grow, but present in small quantities in an ecosystem |
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| Dead organic matter and the decomposing organisms living among it |
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| The rate of photosynthesis carried on in an ecosystem |
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| The converting of inorganic carbon into useful organic carbon substances |
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| The converting of gaseous nitrogen into useful organic nitrogen substances |
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| Describing organisms that live on the ocean bottom |
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| Describing organisms that live in the water column away from the ocean bottom |
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| Intraspecific competition |
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| Competition among individuals of the SAME species. |
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| An inorganic form of radioactive carbon |
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| Interspecific competition |
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| Competition among individuals of DIFFERENT species. |
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| A process by which ammonia is converted into gaseous nitrogen by certain bacteria. |
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| Salinity is an abiotic factor |
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| Pressure is a biotic factor. |
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| Predation, disease, competition, and competition are biotic factors. |
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| Seasonal changes, currents, and oil spills are abiotic factors. |
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| Relationship between a symbiont and host |
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| A light and dark bottle technique measure productivity. |
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| An instrument used to measure pigment |
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| Denitrification-cyclic nature of matter |
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