Ecosystems Flashcards
Habitat
Where an organism lives
Biotic Factors
Living things In a ecosystem
Abiotic Factors
Non-living things in an ecosystem
Population
Species grouping (ex. Snake, bird, tree population)
Community
Organisms that live together in an ecosystem
Niche
The role that each species plays in its community
Adaptions
Is a structure behavior that allows a species survive
Species
All members of the same population
Environment
All living and non living things around an organism
Ecosystem
An area in which living and non living things interact
Biomes
Biomes are regions of the world with similar climates, animals, and plants
Six major biomes are Tundra, Tropical Rainforest, Grasslands, Taiga, Desert, and Deciduous Forest
Tundra
The tundra biome covers about 1/5 of the earth. It is the coldest biome
Tropical Rainforest
Close to the equator wet and warm all year animals have adaptions that help them live and survive in trees
Grasslands
It is cold in the winter and hot in the summer most animals are herbivores
Taiga
It is the largest biome on earth has 1/3 of the trees on the earth