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Ecology Vocabulary List Answer Key
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biological environment - all living organisms of other species living around humans within a geographic
area.
biome - a particular array of varieties of plants within a geographic area.
conservation - the management and protection of one or more valuable resources.
deforestation - destruction of forest areas within a geographic area.
density - the number of species inhabitants within a geographic area.
ecological integrity - protecting the native diversity and the ecological patterns/processes that maintain
that diversity.
ecology - the relations between living organisms/species and their environment within a geographic area.
environment - all the conditions, circumstances, etc., surrounding and affecting the development/survival of
an organism/species within a geographic area.
extinction - the destruction or elimination of an entire species (forever) within a geographic area.
fauna - the animals of a specified region or time.
inorganic - non-living matter.
natural resource - an organic or inorganic form of wealth supplied by nature.
natural resource restoration - an endangered resource or region is renewed.
organic - living organism(s); animal or vegetable.
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