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Crop Science Ch. 1
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study of relationship of living things to their environment and to each other
Ecology -
cultivation of animals and plants for food, fiber and other products used to sustain human life
Agriculture -
study of specific relationships of crops and farm animals to their environment and to each other
Agroecology -
total interaction between all organisms that live in an area with each other and their environment
Ecosystem -
total interaction between crops and farm animals and their environment within a farming and ranching operation
Agroecosystem -
those factors affecting crops that are living
Biotic Factors -
organisms seeking the same resource
competition -
two or more organisms that live symbiotically and both organisms benefit from that relationship
mutualistic symbiosis -
all non-living entities of the system
abiotic factors -
the min value that can be tolerated by a species
minimum tolerance
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