Vocab flash cardss
Ecology
The study of how organisms interact with their environment
Biome
Large geographic areas with similar climates and ecosystems
Ecosystems
A system consisting of all of the interactions that occur between the abiotic and biotic factors within an environment
Climate
The long term average temperature and rain fall that occurs in a particular region
Ecological succession
Transition of a species present in a community in an area virtually barren of life or after a disturbance
Primary succession
Series of changes that occur in an area where no Ecosystem previously exsisted
Secondary succession
Series of changes that occur in a existing ecosystem
Pioneer species
Organisms that don’t need soil to survive, they build the soil.
Climax community
A relatively stable state of succession or the end product of succession
Limiting factor
A factor that limits the ability of the habitat to sustain a population
Biodiversity
The number of different species of plants and animals in an area
Sustainable
Able to last
Adaptation
An inheritance trait that increases an organisms chance of survival and reproducing in an area
Habit
A place where organisms naturally live
Microhabitat
A very small specialized habitat
