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Unit1 Wk5

Bio Vocab.DefinitionOrigionPrefix/MeaningRoot/MeaningSuffix/MeaningAlternate Words
Limiting Factor any biotic or abiotic factor that restricts the existence, numbers, reproduction, or distribution of organisms Lt N/A limitem /; fact / a boundary, something that has actual existence -or / one that does a (specified) thing factorship, factitious, factorable, factoring
Succession unidirectional change in the composition of an ecosystem as the available competing organisms and especially the plants respond to and modify the environment Lt N/A succedere / come after, go near to -ion / act or process successional, successionally, succession duty, succeed
Climax Community a stable, mature community that undergoes little or no change in species overtime Lt N/A klinein / ; communis / community, fellowship -ity / quality, state, degree common, lean, community center, climaxless
Carrying Capacity the maximum population that an area will support Lt N/A carrum / ; capere / to take, catch -ity / quality, state, degree capable, capability, carry, quantity
Exponential Growth population growth pattern where a population grows faster as it increases in size Lt ex- / out of ponere / ; gruowan / put, place -al / of, relating to, or characterized by exponentially, exponential function, exponent, augment
Extinction the process of eliminating or reducing a conditioned response by not reinforcing it Lt N/A extinguere / dying out -ion / act or process extinct, annialate, extermination, extinguished
Sustainable Use philosophy that promotes letting people use resources in wilderness areas in ways that will not damage the ecosystem Lt sus- / used before tenēre / ; oeti / to use -able / capable of, fit for, or worthy of (being so acted upon or toward) maintaining, supporting, preserving, upholding
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