Ecology by valentina https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y Made with a bold sensibility en-us 2018-02-05 21:54:31 UTC 2025-11-03 07:34:51 UTC hello@padlet.com abiotic 3065141 https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228373977 physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms.]]> 2018-02-05 21:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228373977 adaptation 3065141 https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228374144 Adaptation involves coping not only with the physical abiotic environment (light, dark, temperature, water, wind), but also with the complex biotic environment (other organisms such as mates, competitors, parasites , predators, and escape tactics of prey).]]> 2018-02-05 21:55:42 UTC https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228374144 biotic 3065141 https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228374389 relating to or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations.

"the preservation of biotic diversity"
]]> 2018-02-05 21:56:31 UTC https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228374389 carnivore 3065141 https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228374668 A carnivore, meaning "meat eater", is an organism that derives its energy and nutrient requirements from a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of animal tissue, whether through predation or scavenging.]]> 2018-02-05 21:57:25 UTC https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228374668 community 3065141 https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228375202 Community, also called biological community, in biology, an interacting group of various species in a common location. For example, a forest of trees and undergrowth plants, inhabited by animals and rooted in soil containing bacteria and fungi, constitutes a biological community.]]> 2018-02-05 21:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228375202 competition 3065141 https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228375672 Competition is an interaction between organisms or species in which both the organisms or species are harmed. Limited supply of at least one resource (such as food, water, and territory) used by both can be a factor.

]]> 2018-02-05 22:00:19 UTC https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228375672 consumer 3065141 https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228376049 A heterotrophic organism that feeds on other organisms in a food chain. ◇ Herbivores that feed on green plants and detritivores that feed on decaying matter are called primary consumers.]]> 2018-02-05 22:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228376049 death rate 3065141 https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228376291 The ratio of total deaths to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time; often expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 of the population per year. Also called fatality rate, mortality rate.]]> 2018-02-05 22:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228376291 decomposer 3065141 https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228376471 decomposer. noun. An organism, often a bacterium or fungus, that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter, thus making organic nutrients available to the ecosystem.]]> 2018-02-05 22:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228376471 ecosystem 3065141 https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228376849 a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.]]> 2018-02-05 22:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228376849 environment 3065141 https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228376996 Environmental science is defined as a branch of biology focused on the study of the relationships of the natural world and the relationships between organisms and their environments. An example of environmental science is the study of the natural world and how it relates to recycling and mulching.]]> 2018-02-05 22:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228376996 extinct 3065141 https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228377284 In biology and ecology, extinction is the termination of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon), normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point.]]> 2018-02-05 22:06:26 UTC https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228377284 habitat 3065141 https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228377503 the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.]]> 2018-02-05 22:07:20 UTC https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228377503 herbivore 3065141 https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228377848 A herbivore is often defined as any organism that eats only plants. By that definition, many fungi, some bacteria, many animals, about 1% of flowering plants and some protists can be considered herbivores. ... In zoology, an herbivore is an animal that is adapted to eat primarily plant matter (rather than meat).]]> 2018-02-05 22:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/3065141/r50jujkyr05y/wish/228377848