RAINFOREST BIOSPHERE

My Energy Sources

• Solar Energy: because, it is the source of energy for all living things.
• Hydroelectric Energy: because, my biome already has a river so I can use it for my electric energy.

THE NONLIVING ELEMENTS

• Air - all living things need air to breathe
• Sun - it is the source of a food web/chain
• Soil - most plants need it to grow
• Water - very important source of life for everything

METAMORPHOSIS (COMPLETE & INCOMPLETE)

• Definition: the change in form that some insects go through in their life cycle.
• Complete Metamorphosis: when insects go through a change in their life cycle in which they do NOT look like their immature self AT ALL.
• Examples: a butterfly, a beetle, a bee, an ant
• Incomplete Metamorphosis: when an insects morphs but looks like its mature self without wings ( have NOT fully developed but have started to look like their adult self. )
• Examples: a dragonfly, a preying mantis, a grasshopper, a cockroach

INHERITED TRAITS AND LEARNED BEHAVIORS

• Definition of INHERITED TRAITS: you are born with it; it is in your genes
• Definition of LEARNED BEHAVIOR: you have to learn it; not a natural trait

AdAPTATIONS

• What does it do? Their adaptations help them thrive in their environment because, they get protection from it and it is meant to help them survive.
• Green Anaconda -camouflage
• Tennessee Warbler -lives in open areas
• Monarch -warning coloration
• Orchid -does not need soil to grow
• Worms -each segment on its body has setae (bristly hairs) for grip when it is underground

ENERGY

• What is the source of energy for all organisms? The sun is the source of energy for all organisms.
• How is this energy transferred between organisms? It is transferred between organisms by eating.
• How is it represented on a food chain/web? The arrows show the flow of energy from the sun to another organism.

What Happens in a Food Chain/Web if an Organism is Removed?

• What happens in a food web? In a food web, if an organism is removed, its predator will all go for their second food source causing the second food source's population to decrease.
• What happens in a food chain? In a food chain, if an organism is removed, its predator would die and the food it ate, would increase.

HUMAN EFFECTS

• Negative Effects = producing waste, damaging habitats, and over hunting
• Positive Effects = making nature preserves