Vocab Review-Part 2

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A stable group of plants and animals resulting from succession (not always large trees).

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climax community

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First organisms to inhabit new lands: lichens (break down rocks to form soil), mosses.

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Pioneer species.

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Succession starts in an area with soil that was once inhabited (e.g., after a forest fire).

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secondary succession

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Succession without soil (e.g., volcanos)

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Primary succession

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Change in species structure of an ecological community over time

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ecological succession

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Relationship between two different species in the same ecosystem.

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Symbiosis

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10% energy transfer between trophic levels.

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10% Law

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Energy stored in organic material

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biomass

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Each step in a food chain or web

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Trophic level

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Graphical representation of energy flow in an ecosystem

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energy pyramid