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Chap 18 Sect 2 Terms
Chapter 18 Section 2 Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Habitat | the place where an 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 things. |
| Tolerance Curve | A graph of the performance of an organism versus the value of an environmental variable. |
| Acclimation | an organism's change in response to a change in the organism's environment. |
| Dormancy | a state in which seeds, spores, bulbs, and other reproductive organs stop growth and development 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 habitat and its function within an ecological community |