Ecological Succession

can not be reproduced

capable of being maintained at a steady level without exhausting natural resources or causing severe ecological damage

can only be maintained with assistance of humans

causes severe damage to the environment

the collective sum of all the organisms in a given area

the number of all plant species in an area

is a group of organisms of the same species living in the same area

the number of all animal species in an area

all the plants and animals in area

a group of similar organisms that can produce offspring

animals that have mutations that can not reproduce

all the plants in a specific biome

the first animal species that was ever recorded

the first species to populate and live in an area

the first plant species that was ever recorded

the living organisms first brought to this country by pioneers

when ecosystems die from neglect

a gradual change over hundreds or thousands of years

a change that is immediate after a catastrophic event

succession happens only in aquatic ecosystems

where an ecosystem existed but was destroyed by a limiting factor

occurs only in aquatic systems

no previous ecosystem has ever existed

occurs only after a fire

succession that occurs where no other ecosystem has ever existed

occurs only in wetlands

occurs after a volcanic eruption

a series of changes that occur after a disturbance in an existing ecosystem

the end state of succession where the community of organisms can sustain themselves

occurs at the beginning of succession

occurs only in primary succession

occurs only in secondary succession

created by dominant alleles

something that all organisms learn from each other

a limiting factor to an organism

a characteristic or trait that helps an organism survive in its environment

an organism's job or role in an ecosystem, bee

a special adaptation to fit in an environment, water

a genetic mutation, monkey

a disability, rabbit