Due 1/11/22 Flashcards
1
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Succession
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the process by which a plant or animal community successively gives way to another until a stable climax is reached.
2
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Pioneer Species
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The first species to colonize a new area
3
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Colonize
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Process by which a species spreads to a new area
4
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Dominate
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When a species is the most dominant species in an area
5
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Biodiversity
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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
6
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Keystone species
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a species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drastically.
7
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Extinction
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the fact or process of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants becoming extinct.
8
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Invasive Species
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A species not meant to belong in a certain environment getting in the enviroment
9
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Value
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Importance
