1. Biomes
1.1. rainforest
1.2. temerate deciiduous forest
1.3. coniferous forest
1.4. desert
1.5. tundra
1.6. freshwater
1.7. marine
1.8. grassland/svannah
1.9. an area where organsism live with different ecosystems (climate, location)
1.10. mice and chipmunks living in a field with trees and grass
1.11. 5
2. food chain
2.1. food chain
2.2. New node
3. biotic and abiotic factors
3.1. Biotic- a living or once living organism
3.1.1. paper
3.1.1.1. pig
3.1.1.1.1. tree
3.2. Abiotic- a non-living organism
3.2.1. clock
3.2.1.1. cloud
4. organism
4.1. a living being
4.2. mouse
4.3. 1
5. ecosystem
5.1. an area in which different organisms live
5.2. mouse and chipmunks living in a filed
5.3. 4
6. population
6.1. a goup of the same organism living together
6.2. a bunch of mice
6.3. 2
7. community
7.1. different organisms co-existing
7.2. mice and chipmunks
7.3. 3
8. ecological succesion
9. J-curve
9.1. it shows the growth of population
9.2. Population Growth rate
9.2.1. the speed at which the population growth over a certain amount of time
10. S-curve
10.1. it show the growth of popuation
10.2. Population growth
10.2.1. the change in population over time
11. Ecological succession
11.1. Primary succession
11.1.1. when a piece of land grows vegetation but has never had any life on it before ex: a volcano erupts and creates a new island
11.2. ex of ecological succession
11.3. Secondary succession
11.3.1. when a piece of land grow vegetation after it was once destoid ex: a fire wipes out all living things but eventualy grows back
12. Pioneer species
12.1. they are the first species to start on a new land or area to live
13. climax community
13.1. when the vegetation eventualy reaches a steady rate
13.2. limiting factors
13.2.1. something that controls the growth of organisms
13.2.1.1. Ex- space,disease,ect.
13.3. Carrying capacity
13.3.1. when a place has so many people/organisms that the space and resources cant support them
14. desalination
14.1. the remove of excess salt or other unwanted substances from water
15. erosion
15.1. a gravity driven process that moves sediments (ect.)
16. wetlands
16.1. examples: bog, marsh, or swamp
16.1.1. New node
17. food web
17.1. producer
17.1.1. trees
17.2. secondary consumer
17.2.1. turtle, crawfish
17.3. tertiary consumer
17.3.1. fox
17.4. decomposer
17.4.1. bacteria
17.5. trophic levels
17.5.1. seperate the levels of 1.producers2.primary consumers3. secondary consumers4.tertiary consumers
17.6. primary consumer
17.7. food web
17.8. arrows show the energy flow
18. Biodiversity
18.1. The variety of organisms in a geographic area
18.2. Genetic Bodiversity
18.3. species biodiversity
18.4. Problem: humans are killing organisms faster then they can reproduce
18.5. Ecosystem biodiversity
18.6. Hot spot
18.7. endangered species
18.7.1. in danger of extinction thoughout most of the area or all of the area it inhabits
18.8. threatened species
18.8.1. is likely to become endangered int the near future
18.9. Indicator species
18.9.1. New node