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Sections 3 & 5
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Science
6th Grade
11/02/2010

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succession
Definition
the series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time
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biogeography
Definition
the study of where and organism lives
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primary succession
Definition
the changes that occur in an area where no ecosydtem had existed
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coninental drift
Definition
the hyposthesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface
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pioneer species
Definition
the first species to populate an area
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dispersal
Definition
the movement of organisms from one place to another
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secondary succession
Definition
the changes that occur after an disturbence in an ecosystem
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native species
Definition
species that have naturaly evolved in an area
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exotic species
Definition
species that are carried to a new location by people
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climate
Definition
the average year after year conditions of tempurature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area
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