click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Week 5
Biology Vocab
| Biology Word | Definition | Origin | Prefix/meaning | root/meaning | suffix/meaning | Alternate Words |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limiting Factor | an environmental factor that tends to limit population size | Latin | (blank) | (blank) | facere, facteur, fact, limit | |
| Succession | the progressive replacement of one community by another until a climax community is established | Latin | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | successionem, successio, succedere, Successive |
| Climax Community | An ecological community in which populations of plants or animals remain stable and exist in balance with each other and their environment | PIE | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | communité, communitatem, communis, communitas |
| Carrying Capacity | The maximum number of individuals that a given environment can support without detrimental effects. | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | carry, |
| Exponential Growth | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | grow, |
| Extinction | a coming to an end or dying out | Latin | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | extinccio,tinctiōn |
| Sustainable Use | the use of resources at a rate which will meet the needs of the present without impairing the ability of future generations to meet their needs | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | Sustain |