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chapter 18 section 2 terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| habitat | the place where the organism usually lives |
| biotic factor | an environmental factor that is associated with or results from the activities of living organisms |
| abiotic factor | an environmental factor that is not associated with the activities of living organisms |
| tolerance curve | a graph of the performace of an organism verses the value of the environmental variable |
| acclimation | an organism's change in response to a change in the organism's environment |
| conformer | organisms that do not regulate their internal conditions; they change as their expernal environment changes |
| regulator | organisms that use energy to control some of their internal conditions |
| dormancy | a state in which seeds, spores, bulbs, and other reproductive organs stop growth and dvelopment and reduce their metabolism, especially respiration |
| migration | in general, any movement of individuals or populations from one location to another; specifically a periodic group movement that is characteristic of a given population or species |
| niche | the unique position occupied by a species, both in terms of its physical use of its habitiat and its fuction within an ecological community |
| generalist | species with broad niches; they can tolerate a range of conditions and a variety of resources |
| specialist | species that have narrow niches |