Biodiversity - The number of different species in an area, Birth/death rates - The yearly number of births or deaths per 1,000 people., Carrying capacity - Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support, Climax Community - A stable community that no longer goes through major ecological changes, Competition - The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources, Exponential growth - Growth pattern in which the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate, Immigration/Emigration - Entering/leaving an area, Limiting factors - Conditions in the environment that put limits on where an organism can live, Niche - An organism's particular role in an ecosystem, or how it makes its living., Habitat - Place where an organism lives, Pioneer Species - The first species to populate an area, Primary Succession - Succession that occurs on surfaces where no soil exists, Range - Distance a individual/population covers, Secondary Succession - Succession that occurs on surfaces where soil exists, Tolerance - The different levels or conditions populations can withstand, Natural Disasters - Hurricanes, Wildfires, Floods, Weather - Day to day temp and precip changes., Climate - Temperature and precipitation patterns over long periods of time.,

Ecology #3: Succession and Biodiversity

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