https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3 en-us 2023-05-16 15:21:02 UTC 2023-06-07 21:02:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f52c.png nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593282880 Biotic and abiotic components that are living and interacting with each other in an area]]> 2023-05-16 15:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593282880 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593283020 A community is used to describe only biotic interactions]]> 2023-05-16 15:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593283020 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593283116 Living things, i.e. animals, plants, humans, etc.]]> 2023-05-16 15:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593283116 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593283224 Not derived by living organisms (non living things), i.e. rocks, water, light, soil, etc.]]> 2023-05-16 15:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593283224 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593284044 2023-05-16 15:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593284044 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593284388 2023-05-16 15:25:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593284388 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593284654 2023-05-16 15:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593284654 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593286793 one species hunts and kills another]]> 2023-05-16 15:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593286793 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593288258 one species (the parasite) lives with or on or in a host, living off of the host and harming the host]]> 2023-05-16 15:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593288258 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593289176 species rival for resources (for food, mates, homes, etc)]]> 2023-05-16 15:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593289176 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593291239 two species interact with each other, which benefits both of them]]> 2023-05-16 15:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593291239 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593292031 two species interact with each other, which benefits one of them]]> 2023-05-16 15:30:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593292031 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593440634 Organisms that can make their own food-energy. Examples: plants such as seaweed, flowers; Protists such as algae; Bacteria such as blue-green algae. ]]> 2023-05-16 17:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2593440634 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596239332 These organisms can't make their own food and instead get their energy by eating other organisms. Examples: fungi such as mushrooms, toadstool, moss, lichen; Animals such as humans (omnivores), snails (herbivores), wolves (carnivores). ]]> 2023-05-18 13:03:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596239332 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596244456 Animals that feed on flesh. Examples: wolves, bobcats, hawks, coyotes, eagles, etc.]]> 2023-05-18 13:07:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596244456 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596246183 An animal that eats food from both plant and animal origin. Examples: bears, most birds, foxes, raccoons, humans, etc.]]> 2023-05-18 13:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596246183 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596248112 An animal that feeds off of solely plants. Examples: cows, elk, buffalo, rabbits, chipmunks, squirrels, goats, sheep, etc.]]> 2023-05-18 13:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596248112 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596250412 Organisms use photosynthesis to make their own food/energy. They are also called 'producers'. Examples: seaweed, flowers, etc.]]> 2023-05-18 13:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596250412 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596250820 2023-05-18 13:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596250820 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596253927 Organisms are the first to consume other organisms, also known as 'primary consumers'. Examples: grasshoppers, snails, etc.]]> 2023-05-18 13:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596253927 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596255455 Organisms feed of the primary consumers, also known as 'secondary consumers'. Examples: snakes, fish, etc. ]]> 2023-05-18 13:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596255455 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596256841 Organisms feed on the secondary consumers, also known as 'tertiary consumers'. Examples: hawks, eagles, bears, etc. ]]> 2023-05-18 13:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596256841 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596322384 2023-05-18 14:07:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596322384 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596328462 2023-05-18 14:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596328462 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596329766 The solid outer part of the Earth]]> 2023-05-18 14:13:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596329766 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596331690 All of the water on Earth (lakes, rivers, oceans, ground water, etc.)]]> 2023-05-18 14:14:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596331690 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596332638 The layer of air that is above the Earth's surface.]]> 2023-05-18 14:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596332638 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596333472 The regions of the Earth where all living things exist. ]]> 2023-05-18 14:15:49 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596333472 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596335345 2023-05-18 14:17:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596335345 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596342389 Rocks that are formed by accumulation and/or deposition of different minerals and other organic particles. Examples: sandstone, limestone, shale, etc. 
Sedimentary rocks are often carried in rivers, lakes, and oceans. ]]> 2023-05-18 14:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596342389 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596346288 Metamorphic rocks come from the transformation of other rocks. They change by adding extremely hot temperatures and/or immense pressure to them, causing physical and/or chemical changes to them. ]]> 2023-05-18 14:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596346288 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596348763 Igneous rocks are formed through the cooling or solidification of magma or lava, which is why they are often called magmatic rocks. ]]> 2023-05-18 14:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596348763 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596369298 To keep ecosystems sustainable there are four key nutrients that are required, water, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus. ]]> 2023-05-18 14:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596369298 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596370934 Atmosphere:
Carbon exists mainly as CO₂.
Biosphere:
Carbon is a main component of living cells of organisms, also known as biomass.
Hydrosphere:
Carbon compounds can be dissolves in water, and it exists in aquatic biomass.
Lithosphere:
Carbon is part of fossil fuels. ]]> 2023-05-18 14:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596370934 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596383859 Atmosphere:
Nitrogen gas makes up 78% of Earth's atmosphere.
Biosphere:
Nitrogen must go through 'fixation' to enter living things by using bacteria and other things. It is a part of proteins and the DNA within some organisms. It is also in excrement.
Hydrosphere:
Nitrates, which are nitrogen compounds, dissolve in water.
Lithosphere:
Nitrogen is a part of rocks. ]]> 2023-05-18 14:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596383859 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596384671 Eutrophication is a process when there are too many nitrates are in the hyrdrosphere (too many nutrients in the water), which leads to excessive algae growing in the water. Excessive algae growth leads to oxygen depletion, and without oxygen leads to the death of all of the organisms in the hydrosphere. ]]> 2023-05-18 14:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596384671 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596390040 Biodiversity means a variety of life. Bio = life, living; Diversity = different, variety. 
Ecosystems that are more biodiverse are the most sustainable. ]]> 2023-05-18 14:57:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596390040 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596521435 Bioaccumulation is what happens when an organism ingests toxins faster than its body can get rid of them. 
Bio = living; accumulation = stack up, build up]]> 2023-05-18 16:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596521435 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596523960 Biomagnification is when an organism ingests a toxin, then is is increased as it is transferred from one trophic level to the next. Example: when a fish somehow ingests toxins and then gets eaten by a human.]]> 2023-05-18 16:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596523960 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596527543 Natural exosystems are ecosystems that are created without the aid of human technology. They come about naturally. ]]> 2023-05-18 16:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596527543 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596528087 Artificial ecosystems are ecosystems that are made or enhanced by human aid. ]]> 2023-05-18 16:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596528087 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596532038 Terrestrial:
Tundras, taigas, rainforests, grasslands, deserts, etc.
Aquatic:
Oceans, lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, etc.]]> 2023-05-18 16:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596532038 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596534439 Terrestrial:
Agriculture fields, zoos, orchids, gardens, cities, towns, etc.
Aquatic:
Aquariums, dams, canals, man-made lakes, reservoirs, etc. ]]> 2023-05-18 16:58:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596534439 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596541802 Photosynthesis is a process primarily used by plants to convert light energy (energy from the sun) into chemical energy. 
Through cellular respiration, this energy can then be used to fuel the organism. ]]> 2023-05-18 17:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596541802 nswanston https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596543758 Nutrient cycling is when carbon is recycled through photosynthesis. It moves from the atmosphere into living organisms. When those organisms decompose, carbon is sent back into the atmosphere. ]]> 2023-05-18 17:07:35 UTC https://padlet.com/nswanston/t0qrchj4ijawrww3/wish/2596543758