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LS1 Learning Set 4
Life Science 6 Lessons 9-13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| stable population | all organisms are able to survive and reproduce in their environment that meets all their needs |
| unstable population | organisms CANNOT successfully live and reproduce because 1+ needs aren't met in ecosystem |
| fluctuate | when a population rises and falls |
| competition | when two organisms compete for the same resource(s) in their environment |
| biotic factor | a living organism that impacts an environment |
| abiotic factor | non-living things that impact an environment |
| dioxin | a kind of pollutant group of chemicals produced as waste products from factories that leak into groundwater |
| bioaccumulation | how some pollutants enter and build up, or accumulate, in organisms within a food chain |