Vocab

1. community- mature form of an ecosystem
5. cleaning forest land and repurposing it for non forest use.
7. zone- aquatic regions that do not have sunlight unable to support photosynthesis.
9. collection of ecosystems characterized by different temperature.
10. zone- aquatic regions with sunlight penetration, available to support photosynthesis
11. land ecosystems characterized by average temperature precipitation
13. created from a mutualistic symbolic relationshop between plant and fungus
15. when human population becomes so large they are not supported by an ecosystem.
16. warming-long term changes to the average temp weather patterns
17. biomes where fresh and saltwater meet.
19. web- visual representation of the feeding interaction of ecosystems
21. species- non native species in an area often able to compete.
22. species- Key organisms in an ecosystem that helps stabilize and maintain organisms.

2. biome- water ecosystems characterized by light availability, water depth
3. measurement of the variety and richness of an ecosystem
4. species- species that evolve and are only found in one location
6. pockets ecosystems at the bottom of the ocean near divergent plate boundaries.
8. succession- predictable changes in an ecosystem as it progresses from pioneer species to bare rock.
12. succession- predictable changes in a echo system after a disturbance as it progresses towards climax community
14. the introduction of harmful materials into the environment from human sources.
18. includes substances that damage the quality of land.
20. species - first species to invade or overpopulate an area.