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18.2
Ecology of Organisms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| habitat | the place where an organism lives |
| biotic factor | the living components of the environment |
| abiotic factor | the nonliving factors, the physical and chemical characteristics of the environment |
| tolerance curve | a graph of performance versus values of an environmental variable, such as temperature |
| acclimation | some organisms can adjust their tolerance to abiotic factors through this process |
| conformer | organisms that do not regualte their internal conditions; they change as their external environment changes |
| regulator | organisms that use energy to control some of their internal conditions |
| dormancy | a state of reduced activity |
| migration | moving to a more favorable habitat |
| niche | the specific role, or way of life, of an organism within its environment |
| generalist | species with broad niches; they bcan tolerate a range of conditions and use a variety of resources |
| specialist | species that have narrow niches |