What is tolerance in ecology?
Chapter 5 Pearson Environmental Science

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Tolerance is the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce under changing environmental conditions.
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What does an organism's niche describe?
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An organism's niche describes its use of resources and its functional role in a community.
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What is the competitive exclusion principle?
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The competitive exclusion principle states that if one species is a very effective competitor, it may exclude another species from resource use entirely.
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What do primary producers do?
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Primary producers use sunlight to make their own energy through photosynthesis.
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What is secondary succession?
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Secondary succession begins when a disturbance such as fire, logging, or farming dramatically alters an existing community but does not destroy all living things or all organic matter in the soil.
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What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?
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Primary succession occurs in lifeless areas where soil has not yet formed, while secondary succession occurs in areas where a disturbance has destroyed an existing community but left the soil intact.
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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?
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Decomposers break down dead organic matter, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.
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