science

Question 1

ecology

Answer 1

the study of how organisms interact with their ecosystem

Question 2

ecosystem

Answer 2

a system consisting of all the interactions that occur between the abiotic and biotic factors within an environment

Question 3

ecological succession

Answer 3

transition of species present in a community in an area virtually barren of life, or after a disturbance

Question 4

primary succession

Answer 4

series of changes that occur in an area where NO ecosystem previously existed

Question 5

secondary succession

Answer 5

series of changes that occur after a disturbance in an existing ecosystem

Question 6

pioneer species

Answer 6

species that do not need soil to survive; they start the soil building process (lichens and moss)

Question 7

climax community

Answer 7

a relatively stable state of succession, or the end product of succession

Question 8

limited factor

Answer 8

a factor that limits the ability of a habitat to sustain a population

Question 9

microhabitat

Answer 9

a very small specialized habitat, such as the space under a rock