Science vocab by kabeer https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr Made with whimsy en-us 2018-03-15 05:52:54 UTC 2018-03-15 06:04:18 UTC hello@padlet.com Ecosystema biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. 12gwalanik https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242195906 2018-03-15 05:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242195906 Biome 12gwalanik https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242195952
  • a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g. forest or tundra.


    • ]]>     2018-03-15 05:54:04 UTC https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242195952     Abiotic Factorsa nonliving condition or thing, as climate or habitat, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it: Abiotic factors can determine which species of organisms will survive in a given environment. Compare biotic factor. Contemporary definitions for abiotic factor. 12gwalanik https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242195973 2018-03-15 05:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242195973 Biotic FactorsA biotic factor is any living component that affects the population of another organism, or the environment. This includes animals that consume the organism, and the living food that the organism consumes. Biotic factors also include human influence, pathogens, and disease outbreaks. 12gwalanik https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196067 2018-03-15 05:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196067 Habitatthe natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism. 12gwalanik https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196161 2018-03-15 05:56:05 UTC https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196161 Niche 12gwalanik https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196178 a shallow recess, especially one in a wall to display a statue or other ornament.


    ]]>     2018-03-15 05:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196178     Population 12gwalanik https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196244 all the inhabitants of a particular place.


    ]]>     2018-03-15 05:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196244     Community 12gwalanik https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196345 a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.


    ]]>     2018-03-15 05:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196345     Biosphere 12gwalanik https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196368
  • the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the earth or another planet occupied by living organisms.

    • ]]>     2018-03-15 05:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196368     Trophic Level 12gwalanik https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196426
  • each of several hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, consisting of organisms sharing the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the primary sources of energy.





    • ]]>     2018-03-15 05:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196426     Producers/AutotrophsAn autotroph ("self-feeding", from the Greek autos "self" and trophe "nourishing") or producer, is an organism that produces complex organic compounds (such as carbohydrates, fats, and proteins) from simple substances present in its surroundings, generally using energy from light (photosynthesis) or inorganic chemical ... 12gwalanik https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196514 2018-03-15 05:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196514 Decomposers 12gwalanik https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196584 an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material.

    ]]>     2018-03-15 06:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196584     Symbiosis 12gwalanik https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196628 interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.

    ]]>     2018-03-15 06:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196628     Mutualism 12gwalanik https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196681
  • the doctrine that mutual dependence is necessary to social well-being.



    • ]]>     2018-03-15 06:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196681     Commensalism 12gwalanik https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196745
  • an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm.



    • ]]>     2018-03-15 06:02:31 UTC https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196745     Parasitism 12gwalanik https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196784 the practice of living as a parasite on or with another animal or organism.


    ]]>     2018-03-15 06:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196784     Food Web 12gwalanik https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196832
  • a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.



    • ]]>     2018-03-15 06:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196832     Food Chainx 12gwalanik https://padlet.com/12gwalanik/wf72q9426hdr/wish/242196867 a series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.

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