ecology palet by Dana Contreras https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi en-us 2018-02-05 17:30:36 UTC 2025-12-30 17:45:26 UTC hello@padlet.com abiotic 310304 https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228244202 physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms.
  • devoid of life; sterile.
]]> 2018-02-05 17:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228244202 adaptation 310304 https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228245256 the action or process of adapting or being adapted.
"the adaptation of teaching strategy to meet students' needs"
]]> 2018-02-05 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228245256 biotic 310304 https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228246520 relating to or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations."the preservation of biotic diversity"]]> 2018-02-05 17:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228246520 carnivore 310304 https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228246959 an animal that feeds on flesh.]]> 2018-02-05 17:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228246959 community 310304 https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228247826
  • a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common."Rhode Island's Japanese community"
  • synonyms: | group, body, set, circle, clique, faction; More
  • a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.

    1. "the sense of community that organized religion can provide"

    ]]>     2018-02-05 17:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228247826     competition 310304 https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228249213 the activity or condition of competing.]]> 2018-02-05 17:42:07 UTC https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228249213 consumer 310304 https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228249764 a person who purchases goods and services for personal use.
    consumer demand"
    ]]>     2018-02-05 17:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228249764     death ratethe ratio of deaths to the population of a particular area during a particular period of time, usually calculated as the number of deaths per one thousand people per year. 310304 https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228250305 2018-02-05 17:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228250305 decomposer 310304 https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228250913 an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material.
    • a device or installation that is used to break down a chemical substance.
    ]]>     2018-02-05 17:45:11 UTC https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228250913     ecosystem 310304 https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228251279 a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
    • (in general use) a complex network or interconnected system.

    • "Silicon Valley's entrepreneurial ecosystem"
    ]]>     2018-02-05 17:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228251279     environment 310304 https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228251977 the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.]]> 2018-02-05 17:47:03 UTC https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228251977 extinct 310304 https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228252531 (of a species, family, or other larger group) having no living members.

    "trilobites and dinosaurs are extinct"
    synonyms: | vanished, lost, died out, no longer existing, no longer extant, wiped out, destroyed, gone"an extinct species"
     | 
    • no longer in existence.
    ]]>     2018-02-05 17:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228252531     habitat 310304 https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228253257 the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.

    "wild chimps in their natural habitat"
    ]]>     2018-02-05 17:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228253257     herbivore 310304 https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228253778 an animal that feeds on plants.]]> 2018-02-05 17:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/310304/62j98rxnnsbi/wish/228253778