Vocab 1
Things that humans do.
What is Human Activity.
Biomes that are found on land.
What are Terrestrial Biomes?
Sell-contained living things.
What is an Organism?
Biomes that are found on land.
What are Terrestrial Biomes?
Sell-contained living things.
A group of interacting individuals of the same species located in the same area.
What is Population?
The number of different species of plants and animals in an area.
What is Biodiversity?
Relating to water; living in. or near water or taking place in water.
What is Aquatic?
The place where an organism naturally lives and grows.
What is a Habitat?
A group of interacting individuals of the same species located in the same area.
What is a Population?
All the populations of different species in a particular area.
What is a Community?
An ecosystem that occurs close to the equator.
What is the Tropical Rain Forest?
A system comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them
What is an Ecosystem?
A grassland ecosystem where trees are spaced widely so the canopy does not close.
What is the Savanna?
Biotic or abiotic environmental factor that restricts the growth of a populatiion.
What is a Limiting Factor?
An ecosystem found in oceans, seas, and gulfs where the water has a salt content of at least 3.5%.
What is a Marine Ecosystem?
The function or position of an organism or a population within an ecological community.
What is a Niche?
A biome characterized by vast, treeless plains and extremely cold temperatures.
What is the Tundra?
An ecosystem found in streams, lakes, and rivers where the water has less than 1% salt content.
What is Freshwater Ecosystem?
The function or position of an organism or a population within an ecological community.
What is a Niche?
A barren area of land where little precipitation. occurs and, consequently, living condition are hostile for plant and animal life.
What is the Desert?
Related to a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures.
What is Temperate?
The boundary between freshwater rivers and streams and the saltwater ocean.
What is an Estuary?
A biome characterized by its coniferous evergreen forests and cold temperatures.
What is the Taiga?
A system comprising of all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them.
What is an Ecosystem?