Organism Roles
Carnivores that feed ONLY on secondary consumers
What are TERTIARY CONSUMERS?
A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species
What is SYMBIOSIS?
Foreign, or non-native species of plant pests, diseases, and weeds
What is an INVASIVE SPECIES?
Animal communication through the sense of smell, scent, taste, and pheremones
What is CHEMICAL COMMUNICATION?
Mountains and valleys; Precip. between 30-50" yearly and cold winters; Black Bear, White-tailed Deer and Deciduous Trees
What is a TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST BIOME?
A group of living organisms that consume ONLY producers for energy
What are HERBIVORES?
A type of symbiosis that involves one organism living on or inside another organism and harming and/or killing that organism
What is PARASITISM?
Invasive Species PUSH OUT some NATIVE species plants. This results in LESS VARIETY of plant and animal species.
What is BIODIVERSITY?
Biomes are classified by: plants, animals, landscape, geography, and these 2 Main Factors of CLIMATE
What are TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION?
Little or no precipitation.; Can be hot or cold; Saguaro Cactus; Mule Deer and Kangaroo Rats
What is a DESERT BIOME?
Organisms that create and store their own food energy
What are PRODUCERS?
A symbiotic relationship in which BOTH species benefit
What is MUTUALISM?
Animal communication through the use of sounds, signals, and hearing
What is AUDITORY COMMUNICATION?
Sea Anemone, Parrotfish, Sea Urchins, Sea Lettuce, Sea Weed, and Phytoplankton
What is a CORAL REEF BIOME?
Treeless biome with permafrost, or soil that remains frozen throughout the year and is covered with snow much of the year
What is the TUNDRA BIOME?
An organism that lives on or inside another organism and harms and or kills that organism
What is a PARASITE?
A symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other species is neither helped or harmed
What is COMMENSALISM?
Animal communication through the use of color, shape, body language, and movement
What is VISUAL COMMUNICATION?
Savanna, Plain, Steppe, Pampas, or Veldt; Great Plains of North America; June GRASS, Buffalo GRASS, Indian GRASS, RYEGRASS, and Wild Oats
What is a GRASSLAND BIOME?
Marshes, swamps, and bogs; up to 200" rain yearly; rarely freezes; Pelicans, Herons, Water Lily, and Cattails
What is a WETLANDS BIOME?
The organism that is harmed and/or killed by another organism that lives on or inside that organism
What is is HOST?
Invasive species pests will ____ native species in ecosystem for limited resources.
What is OUTCOMPETE?
Animal communication through the sense of touch (provide comfort, fighting, & vibrations)
What is TACTILE COMMUNICATION?
COLD; Balsam Fir and multiple CONIFER trees; Also known as a Coniferous Forest and a Boreal Forest; Largest terrestrial biome in the world
What is a TAIGA BIOME?
Temperate up to 200" rain yearly; Tropical up to 400" rain yearly; BOTH warm to hot; Teeming with wildlife and plants
What are TEMPERATE BIOMES AND TROPICAL BIOMES?