Ch 3 Vocabulary
Across
- 3. small organisms that drift and float in the waters of the photic zone
- 5. factor any biotic or abiotic factor that restricts the existence, numbers, reproduction, or distribution of organisms
- 6. a group of ecosystems with the same climax communities
- 7. succession sequence of changes that take place after a community is disrupted by natural disasters or human action
Down
- 1. the orderly, natural changes that take place in the communities of an ecosystem
- 2. the ability of an organism to withstand changes in biotic and abiotic environmental factors
- 3. succession colonization of barren land by pioneer species
- 4. community a stable community that undergoes little or no change