Ecological Succession Vocabulary Flashcards

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Ecology

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the study of how organisms interact with their environment

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Biome

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large geographic areas with similar climates & ecosystems

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Ecosystem

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a system consisting of all of the interactions that occur between the abiotic & biotic factors within an environment

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Climate

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the long term average temperature & rainfall that occur in a particular region

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Ecological

Succession

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transition of species present in a community in an area virtually barren of life, or after a disturbance

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Primary

Succession

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series of changes that occur in an area where NO ecosystem previously existed

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Secondary

Succession

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series of changes that occur after a disturbance in an existing ecosystem

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Pioneer Species

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organisms that do not need soil to survive; they start the soil building process (lichen & moss)

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Climax

Community

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a relatively stable state of succession, or the end product of succession

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Limiting

Factor

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a factor that limits the ability of a habitat to sustain a population

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Biodiversity

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the number of different species of plants & animals in an area

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Sustainability

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able to last or continue for a long time

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Adaptation

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an inherited trait that increases an organism’s chance of surviving & reproducing in a particular environment

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Habitat

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a place where an organism naturally lives & grows

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Microhabitat

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a very small specialized habitat, such as the space under a rock

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Niche

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the role that an organism plays in a habitat or ecosystem