PLANET EARTH
SYSTEMS
ECOLOGY
ELEMENTS OF ECOSYSTEMS
BIOMES
100
The earth is composed of two things : land and ?
What is water
100
a group of individual parts that interact as a whole to accomplish a task
What is a system
100
the study of how organisms interact with each other as well as with their environment
What is Ecology
100
factors are organisms, such as animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and algae
What is Biotic
100
A large geographical region that contains similar ecosystems
What are Biomes
200
The amount of continents found on earth
What is 7
200
the entire system is emphasized
What is a Holisitic Approach
200
A person who studies ecology
What is Ecologist
200
Physical things, such as rocks, air, and water
What is Abiotic factors
200
Have trees that lose their leaves in the autumn, such as maples and oaks
What are Deciduous forests
300
all the living and non-living things that exist on Earth as well as their interactions with each other
What is the Environment
300
A bee fertilizing a flower is an example of an
What is an interaction
300
The components of the system are so
What is interconnected
300
A group of similar organisms in an ecosystem
What are species
300
The layer of gases that surrounds Earth
What is the Atmosphere
400
the number of different types of organisms in an area
What is Biodiversity
400
The parts of a system
What are components
400
Most ecological systems are
What is complex
400
A group of members of the same species that live in the same area
What is population
400
All of the water on Earth
What is Hydrosphere
500
a way of acting that involves taking personal responsibility for the management and care of something
What is Stewardship
500
A very complex system in the ocean
What is a coral reef
500
the world’s most important and sensitive ecological systems in the oceans
What are coral reefs
500
The physical environment of an organism
What is habitat
500
The lakes, streams, rivers, and wetlands that have a very low salt content
What is Freshwater Biome