Biology Vocab

3. succession A series of more-ore-less predictable changes that occur in a community over time
4. A relationship in which one organism lives inside or on another organism and harms it
9. A relationship between species in which both benefit
11. zone where photosynthesis connot occur
13. effect allows visible light to enter but traps heat\
16. species Changes in the population of a single species
18. average conditions over long periods
20. An attraction in which one animal feeds on producers
23. succession When a disturbance affects a community without completely destroying it
24. The day-to-day condition of the Earth's atmosphere
27. A relationship in which one organim benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
28. An ecosystem in which water either covers the soil or is present at or near the surface for at least part of the year
29. An attraction in which one animal captures and feeds on another animal
30. Any necessity of life

1. Any relationship in which two species live closely together
2. trees or coniferous produce seed bearing cones
4. Includes both phytoplankton and zooplankton
5. A plant that sheds its leaves during a particular season
6. zone The sunlight region near the surface in which
7. Describes what an organism does and how it interacts with the biotic and abiotic factors in the environment
8. A material formed from decaying leaves and other organic matter
10. environmental conditions vary over small distances
12. succession Succession that begins in an area with no remnants of an older community
14. Special kind of wetland formed where a river meets the sea
15. species The first species to colonize barren areas
17. The bottom of a lake, stream, or ocean
19. The ability to survive and reproduce under a range of environmental circumstances
21. In the chade below the canopy
22. a layer of permanently frozen subsoil
25. The general place where an organism
26. Tall trees form and dense leafy covering