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Unit 6 Vocab_Biomes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the place where an organism lives and that provides the things the organism needs | habitat |
| all the living and nonliving things that interact in an area | ecosystem |
| a nonliving part of an ecosystem | abiotic factor |
| a group of similar organisms whose members can mate with one another and produce fertile offspring | species |
| a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms | biome |
| a living part of an ecosystem | biotic factor |
| the ability to be supported, upheld, or confirmed | sustainability |
| a characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment or reproduce | adaptation |
| the action or influence of people, groups, or things on one another | interaction |
| an organism’s particular role in an ecosystem | niche |
| the act or process of populating; a group of one or more species of organisms living in a particular area or habitat | population |
| the number of different species in an area | biodiversity |
| the series of changes that occur in an area where no ecosystem previously existed | primary succession |
| all the different organisms that live together in an area | community |
| an environmental factor that tends to limit population size | limiting factors |
| the series of changes that occur in a community over time | ecological succession |
| an extremely localized, small-scale environment, as a tree stump or a dead animal | microhabitat |
| the series of changes that occur after a disturbance in an existing ecosystem | secondary succession |
| the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole | fauna |
| the final stage of biotic succession attainable by a plant community in an area under the environmental conditions present at a particular time | climax |
| the first species to populate the area | pioneer species |
| the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole | flora |