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Biology Ch. 18.2 MND
Biology Ch. 18.2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| habitat | the place where an organism usually lives |
| biotic factor | an environmental factor that is associated with or results from the actifvities 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 vairable |
| acclimation | an organism's change in response to a change in the organism's environment |
| conformer | organisms that do not regulate their internal conditions |
| regulator | a genetic unit that regulates or suppresses that activity of one or more structural genes |
| 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 a ecological community |
| generalist | species with broad niches and can tolerate a range of conditions and a viratey of resources |
| specialist | species with narrow niches |
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