Unit 07 Vocab Flashcard

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Process by which a species becomes suited to its environment through natural selection.

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Adaptation

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Changing sequence of communities in an ecosystem over time.

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Ecological succession

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Variety of organisms in an ecosystem or biome

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Biodiversity

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Diversity of gene forms (alleles) in a population.

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Genetic Variation

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System of all living organisms and their physical environment functioning as a unit.

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Ecosystem

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Condition/resource maintaining population size

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Limiting factor

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First organisms to inhabit an area

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Pioneer species

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A group of similar living organisms that can interbreed.

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Species

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Process developing a biotic community in barren habitat with little/no soil.

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Primary succession

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Process initiated by an event that reduces an ecosystem to fewer species.

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Secondary succession