Biomes
What biome is hot in the daytime, cold at night and very dry?
The Desert
Environmental changes can affect the _________ of individual organisms and entire species.
Survival
Living parts of the environment is called what?
Biotic Factors
The study of interactions between organisms and their environment is called what?
Ecology----- logy= the study of
Step 1
Evaporation
All of earths biomes is called a what?
Biosphere
What is plant growth in response to a stimulus?
Tropism
Nonliving parts of the environment is called what?
Abiotic Factors
Any living thing is called a what?
Organism
Step 2
Condensation
What biome has precipitation of about 262cm (103 inches) each year?
Tropical Rainforest
Growth response to light
Phototropism----- Photo=light
Any biotic or abiotic factor that causes a population to decrease is called what?
Limiting Factor
These organisms eat only plants
Herbivores
Step 3
Precipitation
What biome has warm summers, cold winters and receives at least 5cm of precipitation a year?
Deciduous Forest
Growth response to heat
Thermotropism
Populations of different species that live in the same area is called a what?
Community
These organisms eat plants and animals
Omnivores
Step 4
Collection
What is a biome?
Large geographical area with similar climates and ecosystems.
When a seed begins to sprout is called what?
Germination
The relationship between the living and nonliving parts of an environment is called a what?
Ecosystem
These organisms eat only animals
Carnivores
Step 5
There is not a step 5 of the water cycle