Vocab
Define Niche
Perfect match between species and environment
What are the landforms in the desert
Sand dunes, canyons
What does biodiversity mean
A variety of species in the ecosystem/world
What is natural selection?
is how new species evolve
Define limiting factor
An environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing
How much precipitation does the desert get a year
less than 10 inches
All living things depend on______
Other living things
What is an entomologist?
is a person who studies insects
Define competition
The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources
What do animals need to survive in theMarine/Freshwater?
Fins, gills, webbed-feet etc...
The best way to wipe out a species is to....
move them from there natural environment
TRUE OR FALSE: An adaptation can only be a body part or body covering.
FALSE: An adaptation can be a body part, body covering, body function, or behavior.
Define Biodiversity
The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
What biome has very rich soil and is home to many of the largest animals on Earth?
Grasslands
The more _____ the sources, the healthier the ecosystem is
diverse
When organisms face limiting factors, what type of growth do they show?
Logistic growth
Define carrying capacity
Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support
What are the names of the type of biomes
Tundra, Grassland, Freshwater, Marines, Deserts, Forests,
List 5 things you can do to increase biodiversity
Recycle
leave nature in nature
plant a tree
when hiking and or biking stay on the trail
dont put oil,gas,solvent into storm drains
List the classification categories for organism.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and species