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Biotic Factor
A living part of an ecosystem (worm, grass, bear)
Carnivore
An animal that eats another animal
A meateater
Prey
a living thing that is hunted for food
Aquatic
having to do with water
(oceans, streams, rivers)
Coniferous trees
Trees that do not have leaves, but have pine-needles lasting year round.
Abiotic Factor
Non-living part of an ecosystem (rocks, dirt)
Consumer
Any animal that eats plants or other plant-eating animals.
Bacteria
a microorganism that helps break down dead material
Brackish
slightly salty, as is the mixture of river and seawater in estuaries
Deciduous trees
Trees that have leaves which fall off during the autumn months
Terrestrial
Related to land (forest, grassland, rainforest)
Decomposer
Any of the fungi or bacteria that break down dead plants and animals
Scavenger
a meat-eating animal that feeds on the remains of dead animals
Estuary
an ecosystem that is a combination of saltwater and freshwater
Grasslands
a biome that has lots of grasses and wildflowers, but does not receive enough rainfall to support the growth of trees
Tundra
a treeless area in Artic regions where the soil is permanently frozen
Producer
An organism that makes it's own food (Plants)
Photosynthesis
process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen into sugar energy
Rainforest
A biome with a high amount of rainfall annually found near the equator.
Taiga
Forest below the Tundra that has lots of conifer trees and cold winters
Prairie
very grassy biome with little to no trees (Savanna and Grasslands)
Herbivore
Eats only plants
Adaptations
The adjustment of an organism to the conditions of its environment.
Salt Marshes
a marshy tract that is wet with salt water or flooded by the ocean
Tropical
A biome with warm temperatures which support plant growth year-roung