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h bio 18:2
chapter 18 section 2 terms and definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| habitat | the place where an organism usually lives |
| abiotic factor | an enviromental factor that is not accossiated with the activities of living organisms |
| biotic factor | an enviromental factor that is accossiated with or results from the activities of living organisms |
| tolerance curve | a graph of the performace of an organism versus the value of an enviromental variable |
| acclimation | an organisms change in a response to a change in the organism's enviroment |
| dormacy | a state in which seeds, spores, bulbs, and other reproductive organisms stop growth and development and reduce their metabolism, especially respiration |
| migration | in general, any movement of individuals or populations from one location to anohte; 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 habitat and its function within an ecological community |