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Ch 18 section two
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Habitat | A place where an organism lives |
| Biotic Factor | The living components of the environment |
| Abiotic Factor | The nonliving factors are the physical and chemical characteristics of an environment |
| Tolerance Curve | A graph performance versus values of an environment variable, such as temperature |
| Acclimation | organisms can adjust thier tolerance to abriotic factors |
| Conformer | Organisms that do not regulate their internal conditions; they change as their external environment changes |
| Regulator | Organisms that use energy to control some internal conditions |
| Dormancy | A longer-term strategy is to enter a state of reduced activity, such as a drought |
| Migration | Another strategy is to move to a more favorable habitat |
| Niche | A specific role, or way of life, of an oragnism within its environment |
| Generalist | species with broad niches; they can tolerate a range of conditions and use a varitey of resources |
| Specialist | Species that have narrow niches |