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Science terms for test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Influx | The mouth of the stream |
| Ecological succession | The process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is settled. |
| Primary succession | The changes that occur in an area where no ecosystem has existed before |
| Water Table | The top of the saturated zone, or depth to the groundwater in an aquifer |
| Secondary succession | The changes that occur after a disturbance in an ecosystem |
| Competition | The struggle between organisms for the limited resources in a habitat |
| Climax community | The final stage of succession |
| Weathering | The physical and chemical processes that break down rock at Earth's surface |
| Pioneer species | The first species to populate an area |
| Stable ecosystem | When its in equilibrium |