Ecosystems Flashcards
Environment
All the biotic and abiotic factors that surround a organism
Adaptation
It’s a structure of behavior that allows a species to survive and reproduce in its environment
Species
Species have the same general physical characteristics and other adaptations
Community
Organisms that live together in an ecosystem
Biotic
Biotic factors are living things in an ecosystem
Abiotic
Abiotic are non living things in a ecosystem
Niche
The job that each animal and species at in its community is its niche.
Ecosystem
A area which living and non living things interact
Population
Each population contains all of the organisms of the same kind of community, all members of a population of the same kind of species
Habitat
A habitat is the place were the animal hunts or sleeps or cares for the newborn cub
Biomes
Biomes are regions with similar climate animals and plants
Taiga
It is the biggest biome it has long cold winters and mild wet summers animals have thick fur to keep them warm
Tundra
The biome covers 1/5 of the world it is the coldest biome on earth and can go to -51c animals adapted to extreme cold weather
Desert
The desert covers about 1/5 of the earth Antarctica is the biggest desert deserts can be hot and cold
Tropical rainforest
Tropical rainforests are located near the equator there wet and warm all year average temperatures range from 70 to 85F
