Ecological Organization
Biomes
Adaptations
Qualities of Water
Ecosystems
100
The largest category of living things, which includes all living things on Earth.
biosphere
100
This terrestrial biome is famous for its heat, trees, and rain
tropical rainforest
100
This adaptation in humans helped early people survive high temperatures in the savannah biome
sweating/loss of body hair
100
Animals and plants breathe this gas, whether they live on land or in the ocean
oxygen or O2
100
In land ecosystems, these life forms make up the producer trophic level
plants
200
Ecologists call this a "population"
All the individuals of one species living in an area
200
terrestrial biomes are defined by what two things
temperature and precipitation (water also acceptable)
200
This kind of adaptation causes an animal's body to change shape
structural adaptation
200
Aquatic biomes are divided up into two major categories by this quality of water
salinity
200
When an ecosystem has been destroyed down to the bedrock, this process begins
primary succession
300
Fish in a pond, the smaller animals they eat, and the water plants they live in, would describe this level of ecological organization
community
300
this aquatic biome is home to 25% of all marine species, but covers only 0.2% of the ocean floor
coral reef
300
Birds, whales, and cattle migrating (traveling long distances) is this kind of adaptation related to what animals do
behavioral adaptations
300
On the pH scale, a reading of 3 indicates this water quality
Acid/acidic
300
Lichen, moss, and fireweed are all examples of this kind of organism
pioneer organism
400
All the biotic and abiotic things in an area that contribute to life and habitat are called
an ecosystem
400
This cold desert biome is found in only two regions in the world.
polar/arctic
400
Name this kind of animal adaptation:
camouflage
400
Algal blooms in the ocean and eutrophication in lakes are caused by this
excess dissolved nutrients/algae using up all the oxygen
400
Each stage in ecological succession is called this
a seral stage
500
this is the smallest level of organization of living things that ecologists study
an individual
500
This diverse aquatic biome can be freshwater, saltwater, high in nutrients, low in nutrients, neutral, acidic, or alkiline
wetlands
500
Cacti or camels having special body chemistry to help them store water is an example of this kind of adaptation
physiological adaptation
500
This describes the cloudiness of the water
turbidity
500
In the temperate forest biome, an oak and maple forest is an example of this type of community.
climax community