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Katie Vocab. by Mind Map: Katie Vocab.

1. Food Chain

1.1. Producer

1.2. Primary Consumer

1.3. Secondary Consumer

1.4. Tertiary Consumer

1.5. Scavenger

1.6. Decomposer

2. Forests

2.1. Temperate Deciduous Forest

2.1.1. Pennsylvania

2.1.2. Mostly Needleless

2.2. Trees

2.3. Coniferuous Forest

2.3.1. Mostly Needles

3. Trophic Levels

4. Biodiversity

4.1. Genetic

4.2. Species

4.3. Ecosystem

5. Endangered vs. Threatened

5.1. Endagered

5.1.1. A species in danger of extinction

5.2. Threatened

5.2.1. A species in danger of becoming endangered in the future

6. Population Growth

6.1. Carrying Capacity

6.1.1. Limited by Limiting Factors

6.1.1.1. Disease

6.1.1.2. Natural Disasters

6.1.1.3. Hunting

6.2. Population Growth Rate

6.2.1. Exponential Growth

6.2.1.1. J curve

6.2.1.1.1. Beginning

6.2.1.2. S curve

6.2.1.2.1. Ending

7. Water Pollution

7.1. Non-point Source Pollution

7.1.1. Runoff

7.1.1.1. Trash

7.1.1.2. Dog Waste

7.1.1.3. Cigarette Butts

7.2. Point Source Pollution

7.2.1. Pipes

7.2.2. Drains

7.3. Organic Pollutant

7.3.1. Natural Cleaning Products

7.3.2. Food Processing Waste

7.4. Inorganic Pollutant

7.4.1. Detergents

7.4.2. Medicines

7.4.3. Fertilizers

8. Water Protection

8.1. Wetlands

8.1.1. Absorbs bad gases in the air and in the ground to protect waters.

8.1.1.1. It also collects trash which comes off of impermible surfaces.

8.1.2. Can also stop erosion

8.2. Urbanization

8.2.1. Causes runoff and pollutants to enter wetlands

9. Pennsylvania

9.1. 5 major watersheds in Pennsylvania

9.1.1. Delaware Basin

9.1.2. Ohio River Basin

9.1.3. Susquhenna River Basin

9.1.4. Potomac River Basin

9.1.5. Erie Basin

10. Hot Spots

10.1. Great abundance of species in one area

10.2. Mostly near the Tropics by the Equator

11. Biome

11.1. Ecosystem

11.1.1. Community

11.1.1.1. Population

11.1.1.1.1. Organism

11.1.1.1.2. School of Fish

11.1.1.1.3. Pack of Dogs

11.1.1.2. Fish, Sharks, and whales live together

11.1.1.3. Lions, Tigers, and Monkeys live together

11.1.2. Coral Reef

11.1.3. Grasslands

11.2. Rainforest

11.3. Freshwater

11.4. Desert

11.5. Marine

11.6. Tundra

12. Food Web

13. Abiotic Factors

13.1. Paper

13.1.1. Peice of a living thing

13.2. Corpse

13.2.1. Once a living thing

13.3. Fish

13.3.1. A living thing

14. Biotic Factors

14.1. Paper

14.2. Sand

14.2.1. Non living thing

14.3. Glass

15. Succession

15.1. Ecoclogical

15.1.1. Primary

15.1.2. Climax Community

15.1.2.1. An ecological community that is very stable

15.1.3. Secondary

15.2. Pioneer Species

15.2.1. First species to appear in new or reconstructed land

15.2.1.1. Indicator species

16. Water

16.1. Underground Water

16.1.1. Strored in aquafirs

16.2. Above ground water

16.2.1. Mostly found in ice caps and glaciers(Fresh)

16.2.1.1. Goes through purification

16.2.2. The majority is in the oceans(Salt)

16.2.2.1. Must go through the process of desilation to be able to drink

17. Natural Resources

17.1. Renewable

17.1.1. Wind

17.1.2. Solar Power

17.1.3. Hydroelectric Power

17.2. Non-renewable

17.2.1. Coal

17.2.2. Oil

17.2.3. Natural Gas