Ecology-Part 1

All the individuals in a single species that live in a single area

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Habitat

The gradual change of an environment and its species; the process by which an existing community is replaced by another community

• Ecological succession

• Biological evolution

• Environmental adaptation

• Species migration

After a disaster (flood, fire, etc.), new plants and animals fill an area

• Primary succession

• Secondary succession

• Climatic succession

• Ecological succession

Burning of fossil fuels, increase levels of carbon dioxide

• Climate Change

• Global Warming

• Ozone Depletion

• Acid Rain

The maximum limit a population can reach within an environment.

• Carrying Capacity

• Population Density

• Ecological Footprint

• Biological Limit

The natural environment for a particular species

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Niche

Process where plants and animals first colonize a barren habitat

• Secondary succession

• Primary succession

• Climatic succession

• Ecological succession

All the living and nonliving things that interact in a specific area.

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Habitat

• Community

Permanent removal of trees to make room for other industries

• Reforestation

• Afforestation

• Deforestation

• Urbanization

Living parts of the environment, e.g., plants, other living organisms

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Inorganic

• Synthetic