Topic 6 lesson2/3

Question 1

The series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time

Answer 1

Succession

Question 2

The first species to populate an area during succession

Answer 2

Pioneer species

Question 3

Process by which a species spreads to a new area

Answer 3

Colonize

Question 4

when a species is the most abundant species in an ecosystem

Answer 4

Dominate

Question 5

The number and variety of different species in an area

Answer 5

Biodiversity

Question 6

A species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem

Answer 6

Keystone species

Question 7

The disappearance of all members of a species from earth

Answer 7

Extinction

Question 8

species that are not native to a habitat and can out-compete native species in an ecosystem

Answer 8

Invasive species

Question 9

Importance

Answer 9

Value

Question 10

value related to money or profit

Answer 10

Economic

Question 11

The benefits that humans derive from ecosystems

Answer 11

Ecosystem services

Question 12

The study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment

Answer 12

Ecology

Question 13

Anything naturally occurring in the environment that humans use

Answer 13

Natural resources

Question 14

The practice of using less of a resource so that it can last longer

Answer 14

Conservation

Question 15

The ability of an ecosystem to maintain biodiversity and production indefinitely

Answer 15

Sustainability

Question 16

The practice of helping a degraded or destroyed ecosystem recover from damage

Answer 16

Ecological restoration