Ecology Part 2

a group of similar ecosystems with the same general abiotic factors and primary producers

• climate

• biome

• climax community

• biosphere

the typical weather in an area over a long period of time

• weather

• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a predictable change in an ecosystem and an inevitable process of nature as all the biotic components have to keep up with the changes in our environment

• succession

• modification

• evolution

• creation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

the species that first lives in the habitat

• colonizer

• pioneer species

• pilgrim

• control

This is the end result of ecological succession that is a stable balance of all organisms in an ecosystem, and will remain stable unless a disaster strikes. After the disaster, succession will start all over again.

• pioneer species

• climax community

• apex community

• balanced community

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

a geochemical cycle that includes the processes and system through which water changes and moves

• water cycle

• nitrogen cycle

• phosphorus

• carbon cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Identify the process labeled in the diagram with the letter B.

• transpiration

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Identify the process labeled in the diagram with the letter A.

• transpiration

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the constant replacement of one community by another as time passes; change in the organisms and abiotic environment of an area that includes the beginning of soil formation and ever larger and more diverse communities of living things

• evolution

• succession

• anthology

• population

a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and an algae or cyanobacteria. The fungus is able to absorb minerals and nutrients from the rock, while algae supplies the fungus with sugars through photosynthesis. It breaks down the rock, which is the first step of soil formation.

• coral reef

• protists

• lichen

• bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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