Biosphere And Biodiversity Flashcards
Why do animals become extinct
Because of humans
How are organisms classified
By keys
What is evaluation
A time when everything started adapting
How have humans evolved
By apapting to the environment that they live in and learning how to be protected from disease
What is biosphere
Is one of the 4 layers along with lithosphere (rock) hydrosphere (water) and atmosphere (air)
How do abiotic and biotic factors affect the distribution of animals
Because they both affect the environment and living things need to adapt to the changes
How can you measure abiotic factors in an area
Because of the temperature, weather the rocks, light intensity, wind, pH of soil, type of soil and so on
How can you collect samples of living things in an area
Reproduction, size of groups, growth size, how food is located, variety of species
How have plants and animals adapted to survive
They have adapted by growing thicker fur or skin so that in the cold and hot times of the year they can survive
What are food webs
Food webs are diagrams that show what produces its own food, what eats the producer, what eats the thing that eats the producer and what is the top predictors
What is photosynthesis
Is a word that describes something that makes things using light eg plants make their own food using the light energy produced by the sun
