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EcoSystems Vocab

Published on Nov 20, 2015

Definitions of Biology and Habitat Vocabulary

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

EcoSystems Vocab

By: Nicholas Ross
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Biodiversity:

The variety of life found on Earth
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Terrain:

An area of the same physical features
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Ecology:

study of the relationships between living things and their surroundings

Biology:

The study of living things
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Habitat:

Home of an animal or a plant
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Biome:

The largest continental stretch of land
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5 Major Biomes:

Aquatic, Deserts, Forests, Grasslands, and Tundras
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Tundra:

Extremely cold climate and low vegetation
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Biotic:

Relating to life
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Abiotic:

Absence of living organisms
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Photosynthesis:

Where sunlight turns into sugar

Organism:

an animal, plant, fungus, protistan, or moneran

Microorganism:

Any organism not to be seen by the naked eye

Producers:

able to produce its own food from inorganic substances

Consumers:

feeds on plants or other animals
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Decomposers:

 breaks down the cells of dead plants
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Predator:

any organism that exists by preying upon other organisms
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Prey:

an animal hunted for food
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Omnivore:

eating both animal and plant foods
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Herbivore:

feeding on plants
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Carnivore:

flesh-eating

The End

Did you know humans have changed the environment in a big way since the last century?
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