APES Unit 2 Quizs (CED Alignment)

Secondary Succession

• Community change that occurs with land already formed.

• A process that occurs in newly formed habitats.

• The initial colonization of barren land.

• A type of succession that happens in aquatic environments.

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Range of Tolerance

• The range of environmental conditions that are tolerable for survival in a species.

• The maximum temperature a species can withstand.

• The minimum amount of food required for a species to survive.

• The geographical area where a species can be found.

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Ecology

• Study of living organisms in their nonliving world.

• Study of chemical processes in living organisms.

• Study of the interactions between different species.

• Study of the physical environment without living organisms.

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Community

• A group of populations interacting together.

• A collection of unrelated species living in the same area.

• A single species living in a specific habitat.

• An ecosystem consisting of both biotic and abiotic factors.

Population

• A group of individuals of the same species.

• A collection of different species in an area.

• The total number of organisms in a habitat.

• A random sample of individuals from a species.

Relative abundance

• The total number of species in an ecosystem.

• The number of how many individuals are present for each species.

• The average size of individuals in a species.

• The diversity of species in a given area.

Predation

• The symbiotic relationship between two species.

• The preying of one animal on others.

• The process of plants making their own food.

• The migration of animals to find food.

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Keystone Species

• A species that has no significant impact on its ecosystem.

• A dominant predator whose removal allows a prey population to explode and often decreases overall diversity.

• A species that is the most abundant in an ecosystem.

• A species that is only found in a specific habitat.

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Brackish

• Low levels of salinity, typically found in freshwater lakes.

• High levels of salinity, commonly found in oceans.

• Medium levels of salinity. Often occurs in wetlands where salt and fresh water mix.

• No salinity, found in pure freshwater sources.

Ecosystem service

• The many and varied benefits to humans gifted by the natural environment and from healthy ecosystems.

• A type of service provided by urban areas to enhance human living conditions.

• The process of converting natural resources into economic goods.

• A method of conserving biodiversity through human intervention.

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