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| Biology Vocabulary | Definition | Origin | Prefix/Meaning | Root/Meaning | Suffix/Meaning | Alternative Words |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| limiting factor | an environmental variable that limits or slows the growth or activities of an organism | L. | n/a | limitem /; fact / boundary, embankment between fields, border; event, occurrence | -or / forming nouns of quality, state, or condition | factory, factitious, limit, factorial |
| succession | the progressive replacement of one community by another until a climax community is established | L. | n/a | succedere / come after, go near to | -ion / to go, to walk | succeed, success, succession, |
| 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 | n/a | klinein / ; communis / to slope; that which is common | -ity / a suffix used to form abstract nouns expressing state or condition | climate, commune, communism, climactic |
| carrying capacity | the maximum, equilibrium number of organisms of a particular species that can be supported indefinitely in a given environment | L. | n/a | carrum / ; capere / chariot ; to take, catch | -ity / | ability, car, captious, chariot |
| exponential growth | development at an increasingly rapid rate in proportion to the growing total number or size | Gk. | ex- / | ponere / ; gruowan / to put, place; | -al / a suffix forming nouns from verbs, | exponent, grow, posit, apposite |
| extinction | the act or process of becoming extinct; a coming to an end or dying out | L. | n/a | extinguere / quench, wipe out, obliterate | -ion / to go, to walk | extinct, extinguish, |
| sustainable use | Sustainable use is 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 | L. | sus- / | tenēre / ; oeti / to hold; use, employ, exercise, perform | -able / suffix expressing ability, capacity, fitness | sustain, used, capable, affable |