Biomes Flashcards
terrestrial
animal or plant living or growing on land
hydrosphere
all the water on the earths surface
ecosystem
biological community of interacting organisms and
their physical environment
ecology
study of relationships between plants, animals and people and their environment and the balances between them
climate
weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
atmosphere
an envelope of gases surrounding the earth
biome
a large community of fauna and flora occupying a space
lithosphere
the rigid outer part of the earth made up of the crust and upper mantle
carbon dioxide
colourless and odourless gas produced from respiration
geography
the nature and relative arrangement of places and physical features
biosphere
parts of the planet where organisms live(in the hydrosphere, lithosphere and atmosphere)
aquatic
when something is in or near water and the environment animals and plants live
deforestation
the action of clearing a wide area of trees
community
a group of independent plants or animals growing or living together in natural conditions or occupying a specified habitat
microorganisms
a microscopic organism
