Terms
the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings
Ecology
The change of the state of matter from the gas phase into the liquid phase
Condensation
Can be replaced in our lifetime through natural processes
Renewable
Eats plants only
Herbivore
The earth's coldest biome is the
Tundra
a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
Ecosystem
the phase transition of a liquid into a gas
Evaporation
coal, oil, and natural gas.
Fossil Fuels
Eats animals only
Carnivore
A large region of earth with a certain type of climate
Biome
A large region of earth with a certain type of climate
Biome
any form of water—liquid or solid—that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface
Precipitation
Why does too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere cause climate change?
Traps heat and warms planet
Eats plants and animals
Omnivore
symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit
Mutualism
a series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food
Food Chain
the process where plants release water vapor into the atmosphere
Transpiration
What is geothermal energy?
Heat energy generated from the earth
Moving to a new ecosystem and taking resources from natives
Invasive Species
A living relationship between two species in which one organism is harmed is called...
Parasitism
a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains
Food web
Water that is constantly moving and recycled above, on, and under the Earth is called
Water Cycle
One disadvantage to this source is that it's not effective in certain weather.
Sun
What gas do animals exhale or breathe out?
Carbon Dioxide
Commensalism is where one organism is benefiting and the other organism is
Not effected