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Question | Answer |
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Influx | the place at which one stream flows into another into another or into the sea |
Ecological Succession | the series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time |
Primary Succession | the development of plant and animal life in an area without topsoil |
Water Table | the top of the saturated zone, or depth to the groundwater in an aquifer |
Secondary Succession | the changes that occur after a disturbance in an ecosystem |
Competition | the struggle among organisms, both of the same and of different species, for food, space, and other vital requirements |
Climax Community | an ecological community in which populations of plants or animals remain stable and exist in balance with each other and their environment |
Weathering | the chemical and physical processes that break down rock at Earth's surface |
Pioneer Species | the first species to populate an area |