Ecosystem Vocab by Ivette Villanueva https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5 en-us 2017-05-24 16:16:52 UTC 2024-04-15 09:41:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Abiotic 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173665148 definition: physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms.]]> 2017-05-24 16:18:24 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173665148 Adaptation 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173665671 definition: a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment.]]> 2017-05-24 16:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173665671 Biotic 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173666083 definition: relating to or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations.]]> 2017-05-24 16:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173666083 Carnivore 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173666665 definition: an organism that derives its energy and nutrient requirements from a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of animal tissue.]]> 2017-05-24 16:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173666665 Community 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173667282 definition: an interacting group of various species in a common location.]]> 2017-05-24 16:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173667282 Competition 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173667667 definition: the activity or condition of competing.

]]> 2017-05-24 16:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173667667 Consumer 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173668106 definition: a person or thing that eats or uses something.]]> 2017-05-24 16:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173668106 Death rate 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173668631 definition: the 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.]]> 2017-05-24 16:32:25 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173668631 Decomposer 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173668986 definition: an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material]]> 2017-05-24 16:33:53 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173668986 Ecosystem 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173669396 definition: a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.]]> 2017-05-24 16:35:35 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173669396 Endangered 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173669797 definition: (of a species) seriously at risk of extinction]]> 2017-05-24 16:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173669797 Environment 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173670048 definition: the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates]]> 2017-05-24 16:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173670048 Extinct 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173670302 definition: (of a species, family, or other larger group) having no living members.]]> 2017-05-24 16:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173670302 Habitat 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173670612 definition: the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.]]> 2017-05-24 16:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173670612 Herbivore 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173670876 definition: an animal that feeds on plants.]]> 2017-05-24 16:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173670876 Niche 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173671186 definition: denoting or relating to products, services, or interests that appeal to a small, specialized section of the population.]]> 2017-05-24 16:43:30 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173671186 Omnivore 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173671608 definition: an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin.]]> 2017-05-24 16:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173671608 Population 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173671928 definition: 
A population is the number of all the organisms of the same group or species, which live in a particular geographical area, and have the capability of interbreeding.
]]> 2017-05-24 16:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173671928 Predator 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173672086 definition: an animal that naturally preys on others.]]> 2017-05-24 16:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173672086 Prey 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173672705 definition: an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.]]> 2017-05-24 16:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173672705 Primary consumer 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173673001 definition: Primary consumers are usually herbivores, feeding on plants and fungus.]]> 2017-05-24 16:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173673001 Primary succession 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173673306 definition: one of two types of biological and ecological succession of plant life, occurring in an environment ]]> 2017-05-24 16:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173673306 Producer 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173673623 definition: an organism, either a green plant or bacterium, which is part of the first level of a food chain]]> 2017-05-24 16:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173673623 Scavenger 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173674118 definition: an animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse.]]> 2017-05-24 16:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173674118 Secondary consumer 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173674315 definition: Secondary consumers eat primary consumers. They are carnivores]]> 2017-05-24 16:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173674315 Secondary succession 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173674769 definition: Secondary succession is the series of community changes which take place on a previously colonized, but disturbed or damaged habitat.]]> 2017-05-24 16:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173674769 Tertiary consumer 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173675314 definition: a carnivore at the topmost level in a food chain that feeds on other carnivores]]> 2017-05-24 16:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173675314 Birth rate 3012421 https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173675772 definition: the number of live births per thousand of population per year.]]> 2017-05-24 16:59:10 UTC https://padlet.com/3012421/c481symt58h5/wish/173675772