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Living things inhabit these areas starting from rock or newly formed area from a volcanic eruption.
Primary succession
First species to settle somewhere
series of changes in an ecosystem that has been disturbed, but soil and organisms still exist
secondary succession
Certain gases trap the sun's energy in Earth's atmosphere
greenhouse effect
species that influence the survival of many other species
keystone species
all members of a species dies out
extinction
very few of a species left, could be extinct in the near future
endangered
species could become endangered
threatened
loss of a natural habitat
habitat destruction
breaking of habitats into smaller, isolated pieces, or fragments
habitat fragmentation
animals illegally hunted or sold, plants took or sold illegally
poaching
mating of animals in zoos or wildlife preserves
captive breeding
most biodiverse aquatic ecosystem
coral reef
Study of where organisms live and how they got there
biogeography
Earth's plates move, moving the continents with them
continental drift
more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
making the earth warmer
biotic
living
abiotic
nonliving
Example of habitat destruction
fire, storm, deforestation, etc...
species that are nonnative that creates an imbalance in the ecosystem
invasive species
Name one invasive species we have talked about
killing of sea otters caused this to overpopulate
sea urchins
Tropical rainforests are near
What is the equator
the variety of living things in an area
Biodiversity
One thing humans do that affects biodiversity
answers will vary - pollute, deforestation, mining for energy resources, etc...