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Chapter 4 Vocabulary (Ecosystems and Communities)

24 Points
Due:  Thursday December 14, 2023
Across
A single species that affects an entire ecosystem.
A relationship in which one species benefits and the other neither benefits nor is harmed.
The first species to colonize barren areas.
The general place where an organism lives.
Sunlit region near the surface of an aquatic environment.
General term for both phytoplankton and zooplankton.
A series of changes that occur in a community over time.
A relationship in which one species benefits and the other is harmed.
Succession that begins in an area without remnants of the former community.
The ability to survive and reproduce under a range of environmental conditions.
A relationship in which both species benefit.
Average conditions over a long period of time.
Any necessity for life.
An aquatic ecosystem in which water either covers the soil, or is present near the surface for much of the year.
Down
Occurs in areas where a disturbance has occurred but not destroyed the entire community.
Environmental conditions that vary of short distances.
Dark area of an aquatic ecosystem where photosynthesis cannot occur.
End result of Secondary Succession.
Organisms that live on or in sediments and rocks at the bottom of an aquatic ecosystem.
Atmospheric gases allow light to pass through, but trap heat.
Any relationship in which two species live closely together.
A special kind of wetland formed where a river meets the sea.
The day-to-day conditions of Earth's atmosphere.
Range of physiological and biological conditions in which a species lives.