ecological succession Flashcards
The study of how organisms interact with their environment
Ecology
Large geographic areas with similar climates and ecosystems
Biome
A system consisting of all the interactions that occur between the abiotic and biotic factors within an environment
Ecosystem
The long term average temperature and rainfall
Climate
Transition of species present in a community in an area virtually barren of life or after a disturbance
Ecological succession
Series of changes that occur in an area where no ecosystem previously existed
Primary Succesion
Series of changes that occur after a disturbance in an existing ecosystem
Secondary succession
Organisms that do not need soil to survive they start the soil building process
Pioneer species
A relatively stable state of succession or the end product if succession
Climax community
A factory that limits the ability of a habitat to sustain a population
Limiting factor
The number of different species of plants and animals in an area
Biodiversity
Able to last or continue for a long time
Sustainability
An inherited trait that increases an organisms chance of surviving and reproducing in a particular environment
Adaption
A place where an organism naturally lives and grows
Habitat
A very small specialized habitat such as the space under a rock
Microhabitat
