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A Few Terms from Mr. G!
Biomes & Populations• Biome: large naturally occurring
communities of flora (plants) and fauna (animals) occupying a major habitat
• Population: Group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area
Plant & Animal Life• Plants are
PRODUCERS: Organisms that make their own food
• Animals are CONSUMERS: Organisms that eat other organisms to get energy
Abiotic & Biotic Factors• Abiotic factors:
Any nonliving part of the environment that affects organisms
• Biotic factors: Any living part of the environment that affects organisms
Prey & Predators• Prey: Organism
that is captured and fed upon by another organism.
• Predator: Organism that captures and feeds on another organism.
Food Chains & Food Webs• Food chain: The
sequence of who eats whom in the biological community
• Food web: Complex interactions of food chains that interact in an ecosystem
Adaptations of Animals• Warning
colorization: conspicuous coloring that warns a predator that an animal tastes bad or is poisonous
Adaptation of Animals• Mimicry: the
evolution of one species to look like another which is poisonous, thus fooling its predators into leaving it alone
Adaptations of Animals• Other Adaptations:
Other ways of fooling predators, including camouflage; migration; hibernation; bodily expansion; and poisonous, painful or bad-tasting exterior.
Natural & Human Impact• Natural Impact:
Impact on a climate or biome that occurs naturally, such as natural disasters, storms, droughts, invasive species, and disease.
Natural & Human Impact• Human Impact:
Impact on a climate or biome caused by humans, such as pollution, human expansion, agriculture, global warming, species extinction, etc.
Any Questions?