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Abiotic Factor
What is nonliving parts of an organisms environment, air currents, light and soil
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Primary Sucession
What is the colonization of barren land by pioneer organisms
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Carrying Capacity
What is number of organisms of one species that an environment can handle
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Type of species that is not native to the land
What is Exotic Species
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mechanism for change in populations for organisms
What is Natural Resources
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Niche
What is the role position a species has in its environment
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Secondary Sucession
What is sequence of changes that take place after a community is disrupted by a natural disaster
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Birthrate
What is number of live births per 1,000 population in a given year
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Disappearance of a species when the last of its members die
What is Extinction
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Captivity
What is it when members of a species are held by people in zoo's or other observation facilities
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Tolerance
What is the ability of an organism to withstand the fluctuations that take place in communities
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Density-Independent
Examples: Temp, Storms,Floods and Droughts
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Native Species
What is the species that is normal to the land
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Threatened Species
What is it when population of species is likely to become endangered
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Biosphere
What is portion of earth that supports life
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Limiting Factor
What is a/biotic factor that restricts organisms
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Age Structure
What is proportions of a population that are at different age levels
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Ozone Layer
What is the layer that helps keep harmful rays out of the earth
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Death Rate
What is the number of deaths per 1,000 population in a given year
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Biotic Factor
What is all the living organisms that inhabit our environment
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Climax Community
What is stable, mature community that undergoes little or no change
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Density-Dependent Factor
Examples: Diseases, Parasites
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when population of species is likely to become endangered
What is Threatened Species
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Conservation Biology
What is it when the field of biology that studies methods and implements plants to protect biodiversity
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