Tropical Rainforest 2 Flashcards
- Apex Predator
an animal at the top of the food chain with no natural predators.
- Climate Graph
a chart that shows average temperature and rainfall over time for a specific place.
- Flora
the plants naturally found in a specific area or region.
- Fauna
the animals naturally found in a specific area or region.
- Food Chain
a sequence of organisms where each one is eaten by the next.
- Food Web
a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.
- High Pressure
an area where air is sinking
- Indigenous
referring to species or people native to a specific place.
- Low Pressure
an area where air is rising
- Primary Consumer
an organism that eats producers (plants or algae) in the food chain.
- Producer
An organism or plant that is able to absorb energy from the sun through photosynthesis.
- Secondary Consumer
an animal that eats primary consumers.
- Subsoil
the layer of soil beneath the topsoil
- Substratum
The layer of material or rock beneath the soil that supports or underlies it. It is above the bedrock.
- Topsoil
the uppermost layer of soil
