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Bilogy Vocab Week 5

Andy Loeser's Biology Vocab

WordDefinitionOriginPrefix/MeaningSuffix/MeaningRoot/MeaningAlternate Words
limiting factor an environmental factor that tends to limit population size. Latin limitare/to bound or/circumstance limitem;fact/circumstance producing a result limit, limiting, factor, factorization
succession the progressive replacement of one community by another until a climax community is established. Latin successus/come after ion/forms noun succedere/come after, go near to successional, successions, success, succeed
climax community a stable mature community in a successive series which has reached equilibrium after having evolved through stages and adapted to its environment PIE communis/union ity/forms a noun klinein;communis/union; height climax, community, communities, commute
carrying capacity the maximum number of individuals that a given environment can support without detrimental effects. Late Latin carrier/questionable doings ity/forms a noun carrum;capere/baggage carrying, carry, capacity, capacities
exponential growth development at an increasingly rapid rate in proportion to the growing total number or size; a constant rate of growth applied to a continuously growing base over a period of time Latin ex/to spread out al/forms a noun ponere;gruowan/to expand exponential, growth, experience, expect
extinction the act or process of becoming extinct; a coming to an end or dying out. extinguere/dying out dying out ion/forms a noun extinguere/dying out extinct, extinctional, expose, exponential
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 Latin sus/endure able/forms a noun tenēre;oeti/hold up; support sustainable, use, sustain, uses
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