Ecosystems Flashcards
Habitat
Where animals live
Biotic
Living things in a ecosystems
Abiotic
Non-livingthings
Niche
The roll each species plays
Species
Specific kind of animal
Community
Organism that live together
Adaptation
A change a animal makes
Ecosystem
Biological community of organisms in their physical environment
Environment
Surroundings or conditions in which living things operate
Population
All the inhabits of a ecosystem or area
Biome
A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat
Deciduous Forest
Forest dominated by trees that lose their leaves, found in areas with warm moist summers and mild winters
Tiaga
Sometimes swampy coniferous forests of high northern latitudes
Tundra
Vast flat treeless arctic region in which the ground is permanently frozen
Grassland
Large open area covered with grass characteristic of sub-humid and semiarid climates