VOCAB

Question 1

Biodiversity

Answer 1

A variety of organisms in an ecosystem

Question 2

Climax Community

Answer 2

Dominant community of plants and animals that come to live in an area (last part of succession)

Question 3

Succession

Answer 3

Growth of an ecosystem over time

Question 4

Limiting factor

Answer 4

A condition or resource that keeps a population under a certain size

Question 5

Microhabitat

Answer 5

A small or specialized habitat within a larger habitat

Question 6

Niche

Answer 6

The unique role or job of an organism in an ecosystem

Question 7

Pioneer species

Answer 7

First organisms to live in an area

Question 8

Primary succession

Answer 8

Process or ‘rebirth’ that occurs after a major event/disruption that left land uninhabited and barren with little or no soil

Question 9

Secondary succession

Answer 9

Process or ‘rebirth’ that occurs after a major event/disruption that left some plants and animals

Question 10

Sustainability

Answer 10

An ecosystems ability to maintain its structure and function over time