Ecosystems
Species in an Ecosystem
Symbiosis
Biomes
Vocabulary
100
This consists of all living and non-living things in an area
What is an ecosystem
100
species role, which includes its relationships with the bitotic and abitotic factors of its ecosystem
What is a niche
100
two species have a close living relationship
What is symbiosis
100
cold biome with no trees
What is tundra
100
tapeworms are common examples
What are parasites
200
The living parts of an ecosystem
What are biotic factors
200
A lynx is a hares predator and the hare is the lynx's
What is prey
200
two species both benefit from the relationship between them
What is mutualism
200
evergreen forest south of the tundra it is warmer and wetter than the tundra
What is taiga
200
animals that eat both plants and animals
What are omnivores
300
wind, soil, precipitation and all other non-living parts of the environment
What are abiotic factors
300
toxins concentrate in the animals at the top of the food chain because they receive all the toxins from the lower level
What is biomagnification
300
one example is a robin building a nest in an oak tree
What is commensalism
300
home to only the hardiest and toughest plants and animals because there is little rainfall
What is desert
300
organisms that break down dead organic matter
What is decomposers
400
a large group of similar ecosystems with similar climates and similar living things
What is a biome
400
species that occupy a broad niche ex. raccoon
What is generalist
400
a relationship in which one organism lives in another organism and harms it in some way
What is parasitism
400
the ocean zone that is located on a narrow strip of shoreline between the highest and lowest points that the water reaches as the tide goes in and out
What is the intertidal zone
400
warm, wet bime with tremendous biodiversity
What is tropical rainforest
500
the average weather conditions from year to year
What is climate
500
species that occupy a specific niche
What is specialists
500
the harming organism is called the parasite and the organism being harmed
What is host
500
this zone is shallow and rich in nutrients
What is neritic zone
500
organisms that eat only plants
What is herbivore
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