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18 Fall - Ecology
Ecology Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Anchoring Phenomena | the actions we take as humans impact the ecosystems around us |
Ecology | the study of living and non-living things in their environment |
Abiotic Factors | nonliving parts of an organism’s habitat |
Habitat | the specific environment that provides the things that an organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce |
Biotic Factors | Living parts of a habitat |
Organism | a living thing made up of one or more cells and can carry on the activities of life |
Niche | an organism’s way of life (role or job) within an ecosystem |
Competition | the struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource |
Predation | organisms kill one another for food; Predator/Prey |
Population | all the members of one species in a particular area |
Limiting factors | things that keep a population from growing |
Carrying Capacity | largest population that can be supported in an area over time |
Population Communities | different populations that interact with one another in an area |
Primary Succession | series of changes where no soil or organisms exist |
Secondary Succession | series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed but soil and organisms still exist |
Ecosystems | community of organisms that live in an area along with their nonliving surroundings |
Biosphere | the parts of the Earth where life exists |
Immigration | new members joining the population |
Emigration | members leaving the population |
Pioneer Species | Carried by wind or water (seeds, mosses, lichens) or Soil formation by weathered rock |