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Ecology
Term | Definition |
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Ecology | Study of interactions among organisms and their environment |
Biotic | Living things in an environment |
Abiotic | Non-living things in an environment |
Habitat | The place in which an organism lives |
Climate | Average weather conditions over a long period of time |
Succession | Natural gradual changes in the types of species that live in an area. |
Primary Succession | When organisms move into new environments where nothing already lives. |
Pioneer Species | The first species to move into an area. |
Secondary Succession | Organisms will start to regrow in an ecosystem that has been severely disrupted by fire, construction, or other change. |
Climax Community | A community of plants that is stable. |