Chapter 5, Section 2 Vocabulary and Content

The normally gradual change in species competition in a given area is called ______ _______

Ecological ________ is the ability of an ecosystem to survive moderate disturbances.

Most rapid form of ecological succession.

Ecological succession which starts without soil, usually on bare rock or cooled lava.

The two aspects of stabilityin ecosystems are resilience and _______.

Ecological ___________is the abilityof an ecosystem to be restored through secondary ecological succession.

___________ ecological succession occurs when there is some soil or bottom sediment remaining after a disturbance.

Lichens are an example of a ____________ species.

Identify which type of succession occurs in an abandoned farm field.

Ecological inertia also means _______.