Mixed Topics
The meaning of the term "biotic"
Living or Alive
The name of an organism that makes it's own food, and is food for other organisms
Producer
This vertebrate can live on land or in water
Amphibian
A word to describe the way that ecosystems change over time
Succession
The 5 classifications of all living things (The 5 Kingdoms)
Plant, Animal, Fungi, Monera, Protists
the meaning of the term "abiotic"
Non-Living, Not Alive
This is the name for an organism that eats both plants and animals
Omnivore
This structural adaptation helps an individual to blend in to it's surroundings
Camouflage
The name of the first species to colonize an ecosystem after a catastrophic event such as a volcanic eruption
Pioneer Species
Insects fit into this classification
Arthropod
The study of really tiny living things
Microbiology
A diagram that shows the interconnectedness and energy flow of species within an ecosystem
Food Web or Food Chain
This characteristic of a vertebrate means that it can maintain it's own body temperature
Warm Blooded
Air pollution, forest fires, and melting glaciers are all examples of this issue
Climate Change
A tree that fits into this classification would have cones of some sort
Coniferous
A lobster is this type of invertebrate
Crustacean
In the water cycle, this is the process where liquid water turns into water vapour
Evaporation
This behavioural adaptation allows an organism to go into a deep sleep for long periods of time
Hibernation
This type of succession occurs in an area that has been disturbed, but already has soil and some life
Secondary Succession
Invertebrates can be split up into these 4 classifications
Sponges, Worms, Molluscs, Arthropods
The process where plants convert sunlight, water, and C02 into glucose and 02
Photosynthesis
A collection of the same species living together in one place
Population
This behavioural adaptation prompts individuals to leave an area when the resources it needs to survive are no longer available
Migration
During succession, these are the 2 things that species are competing for
Space and Resources
These 2 kingdoms are made up of single celled organisms
Protists and Monera