Vocab Flashcards
1
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The series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time
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Succession
2
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The first species to populate an area during succession
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Pioneer Species
3
Q
Process by which a species spreads to a new area
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Colonize
4
Q
When a species is the most abundant species in an ecosystem
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Dominate
5
Q
The number and variety of different species in an area
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Biodiversity
6
Q
A species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem
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Keystone Species
7
Q
The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth
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Extinction
8
Q
Species that are not native to a habitat and can out-compete native species in an ecosystem
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Invasive Species
9
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Importance
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Value
10
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Value related to money or profit
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Economic
