Vocab
the smallest level, one individual
organism or species
this biome is categorized as having a hot and dry climate and landscape with no trees
desert
this organism creates all the available energy in an ecosystem by using the sun to make carbohydrates
primary producer
the process of water turning from liquid to gas
evaporation
one pathway winth in an ecocsystem from producer to top consumer
food chain
organisms of all the same species that live in one ecosystem
population
this biome is categorized as having a hot and humid climate with a lot of rain and a lot of trees
tropical rainforest
this is an organism that eats only plants
herbivore
the process of water turning from gas to liquid in the atmosphere and forming clouds
condensation
food web
all the different populations of living things that live in one ecosystem together
community
this biome is categorized as having a dry, climate with hot summers and cold winters and a flat landscape with few trees
temperate grassland or prarie
this is an organism that eats both plants and animals
omnivore
how does carbon dioxide enter back into the atmosphere
plants perform photosynthesis
the arrows in a food chain or web represent the movement of
energy
combination of living and non living things in one place
ecosystem
this biome is categorized as having extremely cold temperatures and very few plants. All animals have thick fur or hibernate to survive winter
tundra
this is an organism that eats dead animals and scraps (ex: vulture)
scavenger
what is one thing on earth that can store carbon?
plants, animals, the ocean, rocks, etc
the energy levels within an ecosystem, shown by food web
trophic levels
all similar ecosystems across earth (example- tropicial rainforest, temperpate grassland, etc)
biome
this biome is categorized as having warm summers and cold winters, and landscape with many coniferous trees. Animals include bears, moose, and squirrels
northern coniferous trees
this organism eats a primary consumer
secondary consumer
combustion of fossil fuels releases what into the atmopshere
carbon dioxide
what weighs more, a ton of feather or a on of concrete?
they weigh the same (a ton / 2000 pds)