Vocab-1 Flashcards
Ecology
The study of organisms interact with their environment
Biome
Large geographic areas with similar climates & ecosystems
Ecosystem
A system consisting of all of the interactions that occur between the abiotic & biotic factors within an environment
Climate
A long term average temperature & rainfall that occur in a particular region
Ecological succession
Transition of species present in a community in an area virtually barren to life, or after a disturbance
Primary succession
Series of changes that occur in a area where NO ecosystems previously existed
Secondary succession
Series of changes that occur after a disturbance in an existing environment
Pioneer species
Organisms that don’t need soil to survive; they start the soil building process (lichen & moss)
Climax community
A relatively stable state of succession, or the end product of succession
Limiting Factor
A factor that limits the ability of a habitat to sustain a population
Biodiversity
The number of different species of plants & animals in an area
Sustainability
Able to last or continue for a long time
Adaptation
An inherited trait that increases an organisms chance of surviving & reproducing in a particular environment
Habitat
A place where an organism naturally lives & grows
Microhabitat
A very small species specialized habitat, such as the space under a rock
