Lesson 7
study of reptiles and amphibians
herpetology
A group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
Biome
Study of Fish
Ichtyology
plants and animals that have migrated to places where they are not native
Invasive species
a carnivorous animal or plant which eats insects
insectivore
the rate at which the body uses energy
metabolic rate
a layer of water under the sunlight zone extends to 3000 feet compliantly dark no light light very high pressure near freezing temps no plant life
active at night
nocturnal
anthropogenic environmental factors
changes to the natural environment caused by human activities,
mutually beneficial; supporting one another's life
symbiotic
Each step in a food chain or food web
Trophic Level
(snails, clams, squids, octopuses) have a soft body that in many species is protected by a hard shell
Mollusca
The ability of the body to control its temperature
Thermoregulate
Happening or active during the day
dinural
a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.
food web
An organism that makes its own food
Autotroph
urodeles
amphibians who can regenerate limbs and regrow tissues
The naked surface around the nostrils, typically wet in mammals.
rhinarium
the production of light by means of a chemical reaction in an organism
bioluminescence
A relationship between two organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is harmed
Parasitism