Non-living

Dry

The number of different species in an area

A group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms

Living

A stable, mature community that undergoes little or no change in species over time

trees with needles and cones, pine, spruce, and fir

trees that lose their leaves in winter, oak, maple, crepe myrtle

An extremely dry area with little water and few plants

A community and its abiotic environment

Place where an organism lives

a fungus-bacteria that is able to populate bare rock. The first pioneer species in most primary succession areas

a small, particular part of a habitat in which particular organisms live

The first species to populate an area

An ecological succession that begins in an area where no soil exists

Succession following a disturbance that destroys a community while preserving the soil that already existed

strong, healthy, able to survive without major changes

biome characterized by evergreen trees and mammals such as moose, bears, and lynx?

climate that features Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter (most of the US)

Rainy and humid climate, located near the equator

An extremely cold, dry biome climate region characterized by short, cool summers and bitterly cold winters. Soil has layer of permafrost.

inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival

an inherited physical characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment

an inherited behavior that helps an organism survive; like escaping from predators or find a mate