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ecology game
a game for my 2nd period
35 cards·by a_boyce
stability
he quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast; a stable order
change
a thing that is different
Resilience
he physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after
deformation
complexity
the quality of being intricate and compounded
suitable
ppropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
tertiary
oming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
primary
not derived from or reducible to something else; basic
secondary
belonging to a lower class or rank
biodiversity
the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat
keystone
the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
invasive
marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue
Endemic
native to or confined to a certain region
native
belonging to one by birth; characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
endangered
in imminent danger of extinction
conservation
the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
matter
that which has mass and occupies space
entropy
a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer
available for doing mechanical work
Thermodynamics
the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy
energy
the capacity of a physical system to do work
transfer
the act of transfering something from one form to another
producer
something that produces
community
a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each
other
organization
an organized structure for arranging or classifying
Hierarchical
classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers
tier
one of two or more layers one atop another; something that is used for tying
ecological
of or relating to the science of ecology; characterized by the interdependence of living
organisms in an environment
biomass
the total mass of living matter in a given unit area; plant materials and animal waste used as
fuel
Succession
a following of one thing after another in time
Deciduous
shedding foliage at the end of the growing season;
energy pyramid
a depiction of the amount of energy in each trophic level of an ecosystem
food chain
a series of organisms interrelated in their feeding habits, the smallest being fed upon by a
larger one, which in turn feeds a still larger
food web
a series of organisms related by predator-prey and consumer-resource interactions; the
entirety of interrelated food chains in an ecological
indicator species
A species whose presence, absence, or relative well-being in a given environment is a sign of
the overall health of its ecosystem.
conservation of energy
the principle that in a system that does not undergo any force from outside the system, the
amount of energy is constant, irrespective of it
conservation of matter
the principle that in any closed system subjected to no external forces, the mass is constant
irrespective of its changes in form; the princ