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Ecosystems

Published on Feb 04, 2016

Ecosystem vocabulary

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ecosystems

By: Aaron Johnson
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Biodiversity

The variety of living things in a given place
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Terrain

land of a particular kind
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Ecology

the relationships between a group of living things and their environment

Biology

the plant and animal life of a particular place
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Ecosystem

everything that exists in a particular environment
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Habitat

the place or type of place where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives or grows
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Niche

An indent in a wall
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Biome

a major ecological community type
Photo by Lawrie Cate

6 Major Biomes

Arctic Tundra,Coniferous Forest,Deciduous Forest ,Desert ,Grasslands ,Mountains

Tundra

a large area of flat land in northern parts of the world where there are no trees and the ground is always frozen
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Biotic

 of, relating to, or caused by living organisms

Abiotic

non-living physical and chemical elements of an environment
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Photosynthesis

the process by which a green plant turns water and carbon dioxide into food when the plant is exposed to light
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Organism

an individual living thing

Microorganism

an extremely small living thing that can only be seen with a microscope
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producers

something that makes a particular good or product

Consumers

an organism preying on other organisms or by eating particles of organic matter
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Scavengers

an organism that typically feeds on refuse or carrion
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Decomposers

various organisms that feed on and break down dead protoplasm

Predator

an animal that preys on other animals

Prey

an animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food
Photo by Luísa Mota

Omnivore

an animal that eats both plants and other animals
Photo by Deni Williams

Carnivore

an animal that eats meat

Herbivore

an animal that only eats plants
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food Web

the totality of interacting food chains in an ecological community
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Food Chain

a series of types of living things in which each one uses the next lower member of the series as a source of food

Biosphere

the part of the Earth in which life can exist
Photo by Kevin M. Gill

Community - Science term

interacting group of various species in a common location
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Population - Science term

the whole number of inhabitants occupying an area

Generalist - Science term

a animal that can eat more than one type of food
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Specialist

a animal that only eats one type of food
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