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18.2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| habitat | the place where an organism lives |
| biotic factor | the living components of the environment |
| abiotic factor | the nonliving factors- physical and chemical characteristics of the environment |
| tolerance curve | a graph of the perfomance versus values of an environmental variable |
| acclimation | the process of which organisms can adjust their tolerance to abiotic factors |
| conformers | organisms that do not regulate their internal conditions; they change as their external environment changes |
| regulators | organisms that use energy to control some of their internal conditions |
| dormancy | A state of reduced activity during periods of unfavorable conditions |
| migration | to move to a more favorable habitat |
| niche | the specific way of life of a species within its environment |
| generalists | species with broad niches; they can tolerate a rage of conditions and use a variety of resources |
| specialists | species that have narrow niches |