Liz's environmental science vocab
by liz stackhouse
1. biomes
1.1. rainforest
1.2. tundra
1.3. marine
1.4. desert
1.5. freshwater
1.6. grassland/savanna
1.7. temperate diceduous forest
1.8. coniferous forest
2. biodiversity
2.1. genetic biodiversity
2.2. species biodiversity
2.3. ecosystem biodiversity
2.4. hot spot
2.5. endangered species
2.6. threatened species
2.7. population
2.7.1. limiting factors
2.7.2. carrying capicity
2.7.3. population growth rate
2.7.4. exponential growth
2.7.5. population growth
2.8. indicator species
2.9. pioneer species
3. ecological sucession
3.1. primary sucession
3.2. secondary sucession
3.3. climax community
4. pollution
4.1. water pollution
4.2. water purification
4.2.1. desilination
4.3. erosion
4.4. runoff
4.5. watershed
4.6. urbanization
4.7. point source
4.8. non point source
4.9. wetlands
4.10. organic pollutant
4.11. inorganic pollutant
4.12. natural resources
4.12.1. aquifers
4.13. renewable resources
4.14. non renewable resources
4.15. impermiable
5. organism
5.1. people
5.2. producer
5.2.1. decomposer
5.3. primary consumer
5.4. secondary consumer
5.5. tershiary consumer
5.6. decomposer
5.7. biotic factors
5.8. community
5.9. abiotic factors
6. ways to show info about ecosystems
6.1. food chain
6.1.1. producer
6.1.2. primary consumer
6.1.3. secondary consumer
6.1.4. tershiary consumer