Chapter 3 Vocabulary Quiz

__________ is a group of interacting populations that occupy the same area at the same time

• Limiting factor

• Tolerance

• Community

• weather

__________ is any abiotic factor or biotic factor that restricts the numbers, reproduction, or distribution of organisms

• Limiting factor

• Tolerance

• Community

• weather

__________ is the ability of any organism to survive when subjected to abiotic/biotic factors

• Limiting factor

• Tolerance

• Community

• weather

__________ is the condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time

• Limiting factor

• Tolerance

• Community

• weather

________ is the stable, mature community that results when there is little change in the composition of species

• Climax Community

• Primary succession

• Ecological succession

• Secondary Succession

________ is the establishment of a community in an area of exposed rock that does not have any topsoil

• Climax Community

• Primary succession

• Ecological succession

• Secondary Succession

________ is the orderly and predictable change that takes place after a community of organisms has been removed but the soil has remained intact

• Climax Community

• Primary succession

• Ecological succession

• Secondary Succession

________ is the change in an ecosystem that happens when one community replaces another as a result of changing abiotic/biotic factors

• Climax Community

• Primary succession

• Ecological succession

• Secondary Succession

__________ is a treeless biome with a layer of permanently frozen soil below the surface called permafrost. In summer, the ground thaws to a depth of a few centimeters, but the constant cycles of freezing and thawing do not allow tree roots to grow.

• Tropical rainforest

• Tundra

• Temperate forest

• Boreal forest

__________ is also called tropical dry forests, grow in areas of Africa, Asia, Australia, and South and Central America. It resembles the temperate deciduous forest because during the dry season, almost all of the trees drop their leaves to conserve water. Has animals like tigers, elephants, monkeys, koalas, and vegetation like deciduous and evergreen trees, orchids, and mosses.

• Tropical rainforest

• Tundra

• Tropical seasonal forest

• Boreal forest