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Section 1

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primary succession

Front

An ecological succession that begins in an area where no biotic community previously existed

Back

Weather

Front

Day-to-day conditions of Earth's atmosphere

Back

understory

Front

A layer of shorter plants that grow in the shade of a forest canopy.

Back

Commensalism

Front

A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

Back

taiga

Front

Biome in which the winters are cold but summers are mild enough to allow the ground to thaw

Back

recourse

Front

help for a problem; solution

Back

ecological succession

Front

gradual change in living communities that follows a disturbance

Back

wetland

Front

A land area that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year

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coniferous

Front

term used to refer to trees that produce seed-bearing cones and have thin leaves shaped like needles

Back

Permafrost

Front

Ground that is permanently frozen

Back

competitive exclusion principle

Front

Ecological rule that states that no two species can occupy the same exact niche in the same habitat at the same time

Back

Climate

Front

Average conditions of a location and is defined by year after year temperature and precipitation patterns.

Back

secondary succession

Front

Succession following a disturbance that destroys a community without destroying the soil

Back

Habitat

Front

Place where an organism lives

Back

sybiosis

Front

a close relationship where at least one of the species benefit

Back

greenhouse effect

Front

Natural situation in which heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and other gases

Back

pioneer species

Front

First species to populate an area during primary succession

Back

niche

Front

An organism's particular role in an ecosystem, or how it makes its living.

Back

Predation

Front

An interaction in which one organism kills another for food.

Back

aphonic zone

Front

dark layer of the oceans below the photic zone where sunlight does not penetrate

Back

herbivory

Front

interaction in which one animal (the herbivore) feeds on producers (such as plants)

Back

humus

Front

material formed from decaying leaves and other organic matter

Back

Parasitism

Front

A relationship between two organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is harmed

Back

estuary

Front

A habitat in which the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean.

Back

Climate vs. Weather

Front

Weather is short term, climate is a region's average weather over a long period of time

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keystone species

Front

A species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem

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Mutualism

Front

A relationship between two species in which both species benefit

Back

Microclimate

Front

Climate within a small area that differs significantly from the climate of the surrounding area

Back

Tolerance

Front

acceptance

Back

photic zone

Front

Portion of the marine biome that is shallow enough for sunlight to penetrate.

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canopy

Front

Dense covering formed by the leafy tops of tall rain forest trees

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plankton

Front

Tiny organisms that float in the water

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benthos

Front

organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor

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Decidious

Front

A plant that sheds its leaves during a particular season

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