{"id":1165,"date":"2026-10-08T12:10:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T12:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/glossary\/keystone-species\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T12:10:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T12:10:33","slug":"keystone-species","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/ar\/glossary\/keystone-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Keystone Species"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>[kee-stohn spee-shees]<\/strong><br>An <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class='cmtt-audio-player '&gt;&lt;audio class='cmtt-audio-shortcode ' id='audio-1165-4' preload='none' style='width: 100%;' controls='controls'&gt;&lt;source type='audio\/mpeg' src='https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Organism.mp3?_=4' \/&gt;&lt;a href='https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Organism.mp3'&gt;https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Organism.mp3&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/audio&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;clear&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Organism&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;[ohr-gn-ih-zm]&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;An ecological level of organization that includes a single individual of one species.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/ar\/glossary\/organism\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">organism<\/a> whose influence on an <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class='cmtt-audio-player '&gt;&lt;audio class='cmtt-audio-shortcode ' id='audio-1165-6' preload='none' style='width: 100%;' controls='controls'&gt;&lt;source type='audio\/mpeg' src='https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ecosystem.mp3?_=6' \/&gt;&lt;a href='https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ecosystem.mp3'&gt;https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ecosystem.mp3&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/audio&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;clear&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Ecosystem&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;[eek-oh-sihs-tm]&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;An ecological level of organization that includes all of the biotic (living) factors, the abiotic (nonliving) factors, and how they interact.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/ar\/glossary\/ecosystem\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">ecosystem<\/a> is larger than its abundance would suggest, often an <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class='cmtt-audio-player '&gt;&lt;audio class='cmtt-audio-shortcode ' id='audio-1165-2' preload='none' style='width: 100%;' controls='controls'&gt;&lt;source type='audio\/mpeg' src='https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Apex-Predator.mp3?_=2' \/&gt;&lt;a href='https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Apex-Predator.mp3'&gt;https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Apex-Predator.mp3&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/audio&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;clear&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Apex Predator&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;[ay-peks pred-uh-tur]&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Organisms that reside at the top of the food chain and have few to no predators. 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