Here is the step-by-step solution to match the vocabulary words with their definitions.
Step 1: Analyze the first definition
"An \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ includes living organisms and the nonliving environment of an area functioning together."
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Reasoning: This definition describes the combination of both living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) things working as a system. The word that fits this broad description is
ecosystem.
Step 2: Analyze the second definition
"A population of more than one species that interact with each other and their environment in an area is a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_."
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Reasoning: When you have multiple different populations (species) living together and interacting, it is called a
community.
Step 3: Analyze the third definition
"A group of organisms that have similar physical characteristics and reproduce together are defined as a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_."
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Reasoning: In biology, a specific group of similar organisms that can breed with each other is called a
species.
Step 4: Analyze the fourth definition
"\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the interaction between organisms or animals for resources, mates, shelter and space?"
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Reasoning: When organisms fight or struggle against each other for limited things like food or space, this is called
competition.
Step 5: Analyze the fifth definition
"The word \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ refers to the study of interactions of living organisms with each other and their environment."
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Reasoning: The scientific field dedicated to studying these relationships is called
ecology.
Step 6: Analyze the sixth definition
"A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is of or pertaining to living organisms."
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Reasoning: The prefix "bio-" means life. Therefore, something related to living things is a
biotic factor.
Step 7: Analyze the seventh definition
"A substance valued or required by any organism(s) for survival is a defined as a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_."
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Reasoning: Things like water, food, and sunlight that organisms need to survive are called
resources.
Step 8: Analyze the eighth definition
"The \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ environment consists of all non-living things."
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Reasoning: The prefix "a-" often means "not" or "without." So, non-living parts of the environment (like rocks, air, and temperature) are called
abiotic.
Step 9: Analyze the ninth definition
"All of the external abiotic and biotic surroundings of a particular area is referred to as the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_."
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Reasoning: The general term for everything surrounding an organism (both living and non-living) is its
environment.
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Final Answer:
1.
ecosystem
2.
community
3.
species
4.
competition
5.
ecology
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biotic factor
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resource
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abiotic
9.
environment
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