Ecosytems Flashcards
Species
A certain type of animal within its population.
Community
All biotic factors make a community.
Population
Population is a certain type of animal within an ecosystem
Biotic
All Living things
Abiotic
All non living things
Niche
A certain animals job
Ecosystem
Where animals interact and live.
Environment
Anything living around an animal
Adaptation
Things animals learn to help them survive in the wild
Habitat
Where animals interact
Biome
Biomes are regions of the world with similar climate, animals and plants
Tundra
Coldest biome on earth
Tropical rainforest
Has over 1/2 of the worlds animals
Grasslands
The most important plant in the grasslands is grass
Taiga
Worlds biggest biome
Desert
The largest desert is Antarctica it also covers 1/5 of the earth
Decomposer
Eats dead plants and animals returns nutrients to the soil
Carnivore
Only eats meat
Herbivore
Only eats plants
Omnivore
Eats meat and plants
Consumer
Eats producers or other consumers
Producer
A plant makes its own food
Food chain
A circle including sun, producer, consumer(s) and decomposer
Food web
Many different interconnected food chains