Ecosystems Flashcards
Ecosystems.
A place where living and non-living things interact.
Community.
Organisms living together in a ecosystem.
Niche.
The role that each organism plays.
Biotic Factors.
Living things in a ecosystem.
Abiotic Factors.
Non-living things in a ecosystems.
Habitat.
A place where animals live in.
Species.
A type of animal like a dog.
Population.
A bunch of animals living together of the same kind.
Adaptations.
An animal getting used to its environment.
Biomes
Biomes are regions of the world with similar climates,animals and plants.
Deciduous Forest
Deciduous Forests have four seasons. The average temperature is 50*F.
Desert
They can be hot or cold
Taiga
The biggest biome
Tundra
Very cold and almost no animals
Rainforest
Hot and sticky and tons of animals
Grasslands
Most important plant is grass
Producer
Producers are plants that take energy from the sun
Consumer
Consumers are humans or animals that eat other things
Decomposer
Decomposers are plants that eat dead animals
Carnivore
Carnivores are animals that eat other animals
Herbivore
Herbivores are animals that eat plants
Omnivore
Omnivores are animals that eat both meat and plants
Food Chains
Food Chains are animals that eat another in a pattern
Food Web
Food Webs are a system of interlocking and independent food chains