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Biotic is what?
A living thing
What is another word for living things?
Organisms
Abiotic is what?
A non-living thing
What is another word for “the biotic and abiotic elements in an area and their interactions”
Ecosystems
What is another way of saying tiny living things
Micro-organisms
A relationship that helps both species
Mutualism
A hunter is a
Predator
The hunted is
Prey
A large area of land with similar climate and is characterized by a unique mix of plants and animals
Biome
What are the 8 biomes?
Tropical rainforest, savanna, grassland, chaparral, desert, temperate deciduous forest, boreal forest/taiga, tundra.
Where are tropical rainforest located?
Equatorial zone
What is the climate like in a trop. Rain.
Warm and humid
Plants and animals in a trop. Rain.
Dense plant life, tree canopy, bright, camouflaged and toxic animals
Human impacts on trop. Rain.
Deforestation, pressure from government to protect
Where is a tropical savanna found?
Equator
Where is a temperate savanna found
Mid latitude
Where is a mediteranean savanna found?
Mediteranean
Where is a flooded savanna found?
Tropics
Where is a montane savanna found?
High altitude
What does a savanna look like?
Flat land with grass and low lying shrubs
What types of animals live in the savanna?
Grazing mammals, rodents birds
Human impacts on savannas?
Wildfires, disruptive farms, poaching, droughts
Where are boreal forests/taiga located?
Northern hemisphere
How much of the land do boreal forests/taiga take up?
11%