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| Biology vocabulary | Definition | Origin | Prefix | Root | Suffix | Alternate words |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limiting Factor | an environmental factor that tends to limit population size. | latin | n/a | limitem/ a boundry; fact/ action | -or / our | limit, unlimit, unlimited, limited |
| Climax Community | A stage in ecological development in which a community of organisms, especially plants, is stable and capable of perpetuating itself. | latin | n/a | klinein/ to slope; communis/ common public, shared by all or many | -ity / quality, state | commune, community, diversity, capacity |
| Carrying Capacity | the maximum, equilibrium number of organisms of a particular species that can be supported indefinitely in a given environment | latin | n/a | carrum/ gain victory in an election; capere/ to take | -ity / quality, state | community, amity, calamity, immunity |
| 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- / out of | ponere/ put forth; gruowan/ develop, get bigger | -al / action, process | special, grow, exponent, social |
| Extinction | the act or process of becoming extinct; a coming to an end or dying out | latin | n/a | extinguere/ dying out | -ion / act or process | extinct, succession, division, diversion |
| Sustainable use | to supply with food, drink, and other necessities of life | latin | sus- / unknown | tenere/ to hold; oeti/ use, employ, excersize | -able / capable of | tenetable, sustain, arguable, sociable |