CRM 1.3 Vocab

6. Individuals from outside the population move into a population.
7. The name of your principal.
8. The series of events in which organisms re-colonize a previously-inhabited piece of land that experienced an ecological disturbance.
10. The series of events in which organisms colonize a brand new piece of land that has never been inhabited by life before.
11. When a community goes a long time without experiencing a disturbance it becomes steady and mature, gaining this name.
12. The variety of life in a community, ecosystem, or on Earth.
14. the measurement of the amount of hydrogen atoms in a body of water - determines whether the water is acidic, basic, or neutral.
16. Parts of the environment that are non-living. *does not include dead organisms*
19. The measurement of the amount of salt in a body of water.
22. Between 200 to 4000 meters of ocean depth - gets its name because light cannot penetrate through this layer.
23. You plan to wear these colors every Friday.

1. The maximum population size that can be supported by the available resources in an environment.
2. Individuals from the population leave.
3. The study of how organisms interact with each other and their physical surroundings.
4. Your teacher may take off points when you say this.
5. These ecosystem invaders may outcompete native species for resources, thus damaging their new environment.
9. These organisms are able to slowly break down rock into soil. These are the first organisms to inhabit a brand new area.
13. The first 200 meters of the ocean - gets its name because light can penetrate through this depth.
15. The amount of organisms that die in a population.
17. You are proud to be one of these!
18. The series of events that take place when an ecosystem colonizes.
20. A measurement of heat energy. In water, this abiotic factor is determined by proximity to the surface.
21. The amount of new organisms being born into a population.
23. Parts of the environment that are, or were, living.