Science Flashcards
1
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The series of predictable changes in a ecosystem over time.
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Succession
2
Q
A species that would be first to start living/growing in a place after a volcanic eruption or wildfire.
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Pioneer species
3
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Importance
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Value
4
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Value related to money or profit
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Economic
5
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Species that are not native to a ecosystem and can out compete native species
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Invasive species
6
Q
A species that influences the survival of many other species in a ecosystem
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Keystone species
7
Q
Process by which a new species spreads to a new area
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Colonize
8
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when a species is the most abundant species in an ecosystem
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Dominate
9
Q
The number and variety of species living in a area.
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Biodiversity
10
Q
The disappearance of all members of a species of a species from earth.
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Extinction
