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Ecology: Interactions of Life. 24.1. Biosphere- part of Earth that supports life; includes the top portion of Earth’s crust, all the waters that cover the Earth’s surface, and the atmosphere that surrounds Earth
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Biosphere- part of Earth that supports life; includes the top portion of Earth’s crust, all the waters that cover the Earth’s surface, and the atmosphere that surrounds Earth • Ecosystem- consists of all the organisms living in an area and the nonliving features of their environment
Ecology- the study of the interactions that occur among organisms and their environment • Population- made up of all the organisms in an ecosystem that belong to the same species
Community- all the populations in an ecosystem • Habitat- the place in which an organism lives
Answers to Section 1 Assessment • 1. Biosphere is part of Earth that supports life. It includes the top portion of Earth’s crust, all the waters that cover the Earth’s surface, and the atmosphere that surrounds Earth. • 2. Ecology is the study of the interactions that occur among organisms and their environment.
3. They both deal with life and where organisms live. • 4. Population is organisms of a certain species and community includes all the organisms. • 5. Yes it does because different organisms require different amounts of rain to survive.