Search Results for: succession
Secondary succession
We all have come across news where forest lands got destroyed by wildfires. Or sometimes we have read about an entire... Read More
Primary succession
Primary Succession Definition Primary succession is an ecological succession where a newly formed area is inhabited for the... Read More
Ecological succession
Definition noun (ecology) The progressive succession of a community or group of species in an ecosystem over... Read More
Succession
Definition noun, plural: successions, word origin: Latin "successio" 1. (general) (a) The act of following in order or... Read More
Ecosystem Succession
Just one of the amazing aspects of life on Earth is that it spreads to all areas where the habitat will allow it to survive.... Read More
Pioneer species
You might have come across news of some barren lands turning into luscious grasslands or forests after decades? Or you might... Read More
Community (biology)
Community, in biology, refers to the assemblage of interacting organisms (either of the same or different species)... Read More
Community Patterns
By: Maria Victoria Gonzaga In the previous lesson, we learned what a population is, its attributes, and processes... Read More
Indicator Species and Endangered Species
Indicator Species Certain species are capable of expressing characteristics that can indicate the state of the ecosystem... Read More
Trophic level
In ecology, a trophic level pertains to a position in a food chain or ecological pyramid occupied by a group of organisms... Read More
Equilibrium
Equilibrium Definition In Biology Equilibrium refers to the state of balance and stability. In biology, equilibrium is... Read More
Regulation of Biological Systems
Regulation of Biological Systems tutorials are focused on the modulation of biological systems from cell to population... Read More
Metamerism
Metamerism Definition Metamerism is the repetition of homologous body segments. This type of development can be seen in the... Read More
Forest fire
Definition noun, plural: forest fires A wildfire that consumes a forest or a woodland Supplement A wildfire is a... Read More
Transfer ribonucleic acid
Definition noun plural: transfer ribonucleic acids trans•fer ri•bo•nu•cle•ic ac•id, ˈtɹænsfɝ... Read More
Deglutition
Definition noun (physiology) The act or process of taking (food or drink) to the mouth and then conveying it through the... Read More
Amphibians & Early Reptiles
Amphibia Definition (Science: zoology) Amphibia is one of the classes of vertebrates. The amphibia are distinguished by... Read More
Primary consumer
Definition noun, plural: primary consumers Any organism that consumes or feeds on autotrophs Supplement A food chain is... Read More
Food chain
Everything is a cycle in life. The way organisms consume their food also follows a cycle. This is usually described as the... Read More
Marram Grass
A xerophyte plant commonly found on coastal sand dunes, which are usually one of the first pioneers to colonise the area in... Read More
Microscopic section
microscopic section --> section 1. The act of cutting, or separation by cutting; as, the section of bodies. 2. A part... Read More
Early seral species
Early seral species (Science: plant biology) shrubs, such as ceanothus, and hardwoods, usually in tree form, such as red... Read More
Seral stages
seral stages (Science: botany, ecology) The series of relatively transitory plant communities that develop during ecological... Read More
Generation
Generation 1. The act of generating or begetting; procreation, as of animals. 2. Origination by some process, mathematical,... Read More
Revolution
revolution 1. The act of revolving, or turning round on an axis or a center; the motion of a body round a fixed point or... Read More
Decomposer
Decomposer Definition The organisms that carry out the process of decay or breakdown of the dead organism are known as... Read More