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Bio ch. 14 vocab MK

Biology Vocab for Chapter 14

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composed of all of the physical, chemical, and biological factors that a species needs to survive, stay healthy, and reproduce Ecological niche
When two species are competing for the same resources, one will be better suited to the niche than the other; may become pushed into another niche or extinct Competitive Exclusion
Two species that occupy similar niches in geographically separate areas Ecological equivalents
Measurement of the number of individuals living in a defined space Population Density
Way in which individuals of a population are spread in area or volume Population Dispersion
Generalized diagram showing number of surviving members over time. Survivorship Curve
movement of individuals into population from another population Immigration
movement of individuals out of population and into another. Emigration
When a population size increases dramatically over a period of time exponential Growth
A population begins with a period of slow growth followed by brief period of exponential growth before leveling off Logistic Growth
Dramatic decline in the size of a population over a short period of time Population Crash
Factor that has the greatest effect in keeping down the size of population Limiting factor
limiting factors that are affected by the number of individuals in a given area Density-dependent limiting factor
aspects of the environment that limit a population's growth regardless of density Density-independent limiting factor
sequence of biotic changes that regenerate a damaged community Succession
establishment and development of an ecosystem in an area that was uninhabited Primary Succession
first organism that live in inhabited area Pioneer Species
reestablishment of damaged ecosystem in an area where soil was left intact Secondary Succession
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