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Chapter 18.2
The Science of Life
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| habitat | a 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 organisms |
| 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 |