Vocab 1
The living parts of an ecosystem
What is biotic?
The nonliving parts of an ecosystem
What is abiotic?
The _______ in an area is the average weather over many years.
What is climate?
Two ways plants provide for animals
What are air, food, or shelter?
Two natural resources
What are coal, oil, iron, copper, aluminum, sunlight, air, water, gas, wood?
Waste products that damage an ecosystem
What is pollution?
All of the living and nonliving things that affect an organism
What is environment?
True or false. Some populations can live in more than one kind of ecosystem.
What is true?
Two ways animals provide for plants
What are more room to grow and droppings
A negative change humans may make to an ecosystem
What is clear land, plow fields and move soil, pollution?
A measure of the number and variety of species in an ecosystem
What is diversity?
All the populations of organisms living together in an environment
What is community?
True or false. A blue jay and a cardinal are part of the same population.
What is false?
A ______ in predators could mean a decrease in prey.
What is increase?
A positive change humans may make to an ecosystem
What are plant trees or pond ecosystems, recycle, and decrease air pollution?
A community and its physical environment together
What is ecosystem?
All the individuals of the same kind living in the same environment
What is population?
True or false. Alligators, bobcats, and raccoons can all be found in the same community.
What is true?
The four abiotic parts of an ecosystem
What are sunlight, air, water, and soil?
A way humans can prevent air pollution
What is turn off lights, walk or ride bike?
Returning a natural environment to its original condition
What is habitat restoration?
4 of the six world climate zones
What are tundra, taiga, grassland/savanna, deciduous forest, desert, and tropical rainforest?
A way humans can save water
What is repair faucets, take short showers, minimize watering lawns?