Roya Environmental Science Vocab by Roya Weidman

Roya Environmental Science Vocab

Organism

Dog

Tree

Cat

New node

Food Chain

Biome

Freshwater Biome

Tundra Biome

Desert Biome

Forest Biome

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Rainforest

Coniferous Forest

Marine Biome

Grassland/Savannah Biome

Abiotic Factors

Something that was never living and never will be living.

Population

Food Web

Ecosystem

New node

Biotic Factors

Something that is living/part of something living, or was once living/part of something living.

Community

A close group of organisms.  

School of fish

Flock of geese

Pack of wolves

Trophic Levels

Primary Consumers

Secondary Consumers

Tertiary Consumers

Producers

Decomposers

Biodiversity

Genetic Biodiversity

Species Biodiversity

Ecosystem Biodiversity

Hot Spots

An area with a large amount of biodiversity.

Endangered Species

Threatened Species

Indicator Species

Ecological Succession

Primary Succession

Secondary Succession

Pioneer Species

Climax Community

Limiting Factors

Factors that prevent a population from reaching it's carrying capacity.

Carrying Capacity

Population Growth

Population Growth Rate

Exponential Growth

J- Curve

S-Curve

Water Pollution

Causes

Runoff

Urbanization

Organic pollutant

Inorganic pollutant

Effects

Erosion

Pont source

Non point source

Aquifer

Water Purification

Desalination

Watershed

Impermeable Surface

A surface that does not absorb water.

Resources

Natural resources

Renewable resources

Non-renewable resources

Wetlands