Vocabulary


Milkweed Aphids. Photo courtesy of aroid/Flickr. Licensed CC BY.


Biome:
geographic area that is similar.

Classification: arranging similar things together.

Ecosystem: part of a biome in which living and non-living things interact with one another.

Genus: group of species that share similar traits.

Sink Population: a population in which mortality exceeds reproductive success.

Source Population: a population in which reproductive success exceeds mortality.

Taxonomy:
the scientific field that identifies, names and classifies organisms.


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