7.10ABC Organisms, Environments, and Ecosystems
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| ECOSYSTEM | System consisting of all of the interactions that occur between the abiotic & biotic factors within an environment; "eco-" = earth
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| BIOME | 1 of the world’s major communities, classified according to the predominant vegetation; characterized by adaptation of organisms to that particular environment.
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| HABITAT | Place where an organism naturally lives & grows.
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| MICROHABITAT | Very small, specialized habitat, such as the space under a rock; "micro-" = small
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| POPULATION | Group of organisms of the same species located within the same geographical location.
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| BIODIVERSITY | Number of different species of plants & animals in an area.
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| ECOLOGICAL SUCESSION | Change in types of species present in a community over time, such as after a disturbance.
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| CLIMAX COMMUNITY | Relatively stable state of succession, or the end product of succession.
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| SUSTAINABLE | Capable of maintaining the current community at a steady level without exhausting natural resources or causing severe ecological damage.
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| ORGANISM | Individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
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| BIOTIC FACTOR | Living or once living part of an organism's habitat; "bio-" = life
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| ABIOTIC FACTOR | Non-living parts of an ecosystem such as soil, climate & rainfall; "a-"= not or without
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| TERRESTRIAL BIOME | Large geographic land areas with similar climates & ecosystems; "terra-" = earth
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| AQUATIC BIOME | Various water (fresh & salt) systems that make up distinct communities; "aqua-" = water
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| PRIMARY SUCCESSION | Ecological succession that begins in an area where no biotic community previously existed.
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| SECONDARY SUCCESSION | Succession on a site where an existing community has been disrupted.
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| ENVIRONMENT | The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
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| COMMUNITY | All the different populations that live together in an area.
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| INTERDEPENDENCE | The dependence of two or more living things on each other.
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| TROPHIC LEVEL | Each step in a food chain, food web, or energy pyramid.
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| ADAPTATION | Inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival.
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| PIONEER SPECIES | First species to populate an area during ecological succession.
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| LIMITING FACTOR | An environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing.
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| DISTURBANCE | An event, such as storm, fire, flood, drought, overgrazing or human activity, that changes a community and alters resource availability.
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| INVASIVE SPECIES | Species that enter new ecosystems and multiply, harming native species and their habitats.
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| EQUILIBRIUM | A state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.
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