Vocabulary
Introduction to Ecosystems
Biomes
Relationships in Ecosystems
Miscellaneous
100
All the populations that make up an ecosystem
What is a community
100
All living things in an ecosystem
What are biotic factors
100
This place is very dry, it has extreme temperatures and rocky/sandy soil
What is a desert
100
organisms that make their own food
What is a producer
100
plant eaters
What are herbivores
200
A place where an organism lives
What is a habitat
200
Rock, water, dirt, air
What are examples of abiotic factors
200
A hot and humid place with lots of rain fall. It has three main levels - canopy, understory, and floor.
What is the tropical rain forest
200
organisms that eat other organisms for energy
What are consumers
200
plant and meat eaters
What are omnivores
300
All the members of one certain species in an ecosystem
What is a population
300
All non-living things in an ecosytem
What are abiotic factors
300
These are the two coldest places in the world. They are different, but yet still very similar.
What are the tundra and the taiga
300
organisms that break down dead and decaying organisms
What are decomposers
300
desert, deciduous forest, tropical rain forest, grassland, taiga, and tundra
What are the six major biomes
400
All of the biotic and abiotic factors that make up an environment
What is an ecosystem
400
fish, frogs, turtles, plants
What are examples of biotic factors
400
Different kids of grasses grow here, there is not much rain fall. Two examples of me are prairies and savannas.
What are grasslands
400
A model that shows the amount of energy at each level of a food web
What is an energy pyramid
400
The three levels of the tropical rain forest
What are canopy, understory, and floor
500
The struggle between organisms for food, water, and other needs
What is competition
500
the source of all energy in an ecosystem
What is the sun
500
This place is where we live, it contains broad leaf trees such as oak and maple trees. The leaves change color here.
What is the deciduous forest
500
Shows all of the food chains in an ecosystem and how they are connected
What is a food web
500
meat eaters
What are carnivores
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