Elba Biology (Chapter 3)

A group of interacting populations that occupy the same area at the same time

• Biosphere

• Community

• Compound

• Abiotic

Which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor in an environment

• Climate

• Temperature

• Soil

• Predators

Any abiotic or biotic factor that restricts the numbers, reproduction, or redistribution of organisms

• Ecological Succession

• Limiting Factor

• Tolerance

• Climax community

change that takes place after a community of organisms has been removed but the soil has remained intact

• Secondary Succession

• Primary Succession

• Limited Factor

• Tolerance

The ability of any organism to survive when subjected to abiotic or biotic factors is called

• Secondary Succession

• Tolerance

• Limiting factor

• Weather

The distance of any point on the surface of the Earth north or south from the equator is

• Latitude

• Biome

• Succession

• Limiting Factor

a treeless biome with a layer of permanently frozen soil.

• Boreal Forest

• Rainforest

• Tundra

• Savannah

Woodlands and mixed shrub communities are found in areas with less annual rainfall than temperate forests

• Tundra

• Rainforest

• Boreal Forest

• Temperate Grassland

Located on every continent except Europe

• Tundra

• Desert

• Grassland

• Rainforest

has warm temperatures and large amounts of rainfall throughout the year. Located near the equator where the heaviest amount of sun strikes the Earth

• Temperate Forest

• Tundra

• Desert

• Rainforest