Picky Palate
I prefer to make my own food
producer or autotroph
The realm of life on Earth that extends from a few kilometers into the atmosphere to a few kilometers into the earth's crust
biosphere
This tells you what the earth's atmosphere is like right now
weather
This biome gets less than 25 cm of rain per year
desert
The interaction between two different organisms within an ecosystem
symbiosis
I cannot make my own food and prefer to eat another organism
consumer or heterotroph
The study of interrelationships between organisms and their relation to their physical surroundings
ecology
The average weather of an area over an extended period of time
climate
This biome has warm, humid air with large amounts of rainfall (> 250 cm/year)
tropical rainforest
This is a symbiotic relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits a the expense of the other organism or host
parasitism
I prefer to eat this - the waste product of plants and animals
detritus
A measurement of the number of species in a community and the abundance of each species in an area.
biodiversity
These two things determine an area's climate
temperature and precipitation
This biome has widely spaced trees with grasslands.
savanna or grassland
This is a symbiotic relationship between two organisms that benefits both organisms involved
mutualism
I prefer to eat both insects and fruit so I am classified as this?
omnivore
A large area with a fairly consistent climate that is home to a set of plants and animals that are adapted for life in those parts of Earth
biome
These imaginary lines affect how extreme the changes associated with seasons can be
latitude
This biome has moderate rainfall and temperatures along with 4 seasons that support various tree types including oak, birch, ash and maple
Deciduous Forest
This is a symbiotic relationship between two organisms where one organism benefits and the other is not helped or harmed
commensalism
I prefer to eat dead organic material so that I can recycle the nutrients for use by other organisms
decomposer
The community of organisms in a particular area along with the physical characteristics of their environment
ecosystem
The presence of these (in addition to temperature and precipitation) can affect an area's climate because the temperature in it changes slowly
bodies of water
This biome has moderate precipitation with cool, wet winters that alternate with warm, dry summers. It has a large number of plant species. Droughts and fires are common.
Chaparral
This symbiotic relationship is between two organisms where one is injured and the other is unaffected
amensalism