The study of interactions of organisms with one another and their physical surroundings.
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What is a biome?
An environment with a characteristic climax community.
100
Rivers, streams, and lakes are considered ________________ biomes.
Freshwater
100
What is a producer?
Autotrophic, photosythetic, supply energy for consumers.
100
What is the simplest feeding relationship?
Food chain
200
What is an ecosystem?
Organisms and their environment, biotic and abiotic factors that effect organisms and their life.
200
What are characteristics of a Tundra?
Cold! permafrost, northernmost land, nearly treeless, covered by mosses, lichens, and grasses.
200
Compare aquatic biomes to land biomes in terms of weather variation.
Land biomes temps vary greatly, where as aquatic biomes there is less variation in temps.
200
What is a limiting factor?
A nutrient that is in low supply that affects an organisms life.
200
Colorful insects and birds are found in this biome.
Tropical Rain forest
300
What is known as a biosphere?
The Earth
300
What are characteristics of temperate deciduous forest?
Oak, maple, beech , and birch trees. Trees that shed their leaves in autumn. Cold winters, sufficient rainfall year round, prevalent seasons.
300
Oceans are considered _____________ biomes.
Marine
300
What is a consumer?
Gets their energy directly or indirectly from producers.
300
What is an estuarie?
Boundary between salt water and freshwater.
400
What does abiotic mean?
non-living/life
400
Where is somewhere grasslands are found?(Specific)
North America (ND, OR, CA, TX, ID) MIDWEST, South Africa, Argentina.
400
What Zone is an area of high pressure, cold temperature, and total darkness?
Deep sea zone
400
What do tertiary consumers eat?
Secondary consumers
400
Food chains make up bigger systems called?
Food webs
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What is a climax community?
A relatively stable community of plants and animals.
500
What is the world's largest desert?
Sahara in Africa
500
Explain the neritic zone.
extends from the low-tide line to the edge of the open sea. Large algae (seaweed) are abundant here because this is in the photic zone. Sunlight reaches this zone, a lot of photosynthesis. Lobsters, crabs, flounder, and rays.
500
What is an example of a decomposer?
beetles, bacteria, fungi, worms, etc.
500
Taigas are located south of what other type of biome?