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7th exam vocab
Question | Answer |
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meet present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs | sustainability |
the place where an organism lives and that provides the things the organism needs | habitat |
an extremely localized small scale environment (ex. tree stump) | micro-habitat |
the series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time | succession |
a living part of an ecosystem | biotic |
an ecological community in which populations of plants or animals remain stable and exist with each other and their environment. it is the final stage of succession remaining mostly unchanged until destroyed by an event such as fire or human interference | climax community |
the changes that occur in an area where no ecosystem had existed | primary succession |
the vegetation that would exist in an area if growth had proceeded undisturbed for an extended period this would be the final collection of plant types that presumably would remain forever or until the stable conditions were somehow disturbed | climax vegetation |
the changes that occur after a disturbance in an ecosystem | secondary succession |
the first species to populate an area | pioneer species |
all the living and non-living things that interact in an area | ecosystem |
the number of different species in an area | biodiversity |
a characteristic the helps an organism survive in it's environment | adaptation |
non living part of an ecosystem | abiotic |
a group of similar organisms whose members can mate with one another and produce fertile offspring | species |
all the members of one species in a particular area | population |
a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms | biome |