1. wetlands
1.1. examples: bog, marsh, or swamp
1.1.1. New node
2. climax community
2.1. when the vegetation eventualy reaches a steady rate
2.2. limiting factors
2.2.1. something that controls the growth of organisms
2.2.1.1. Ex- space,disease,ect.
2.3. Carrying capacity
2.3.1. when a place has so many people/organisms that the space and resources cant support them
3. S-curve
3.1. it show the growth of popuation
3.2. Population growth
3.2.1. the change in population over time
4. erosion
4.1. a gravity driven process that moves sediments (ect.)
5. ecological succesion
6. J-curve
6.1. it shows the growth of population
6.2. Population Growth rate
6.2.1. the speed at which the population growth over a certain amount of time
7. food chain
7.1. food chain
7.2. New node
8. population
8.1. a goup of the same organism living together
8.2. a bunch of mice
8.3. 2
9. community
9.1. different organisms co-existing
9.2. mice and chipmunks
9.3. 3
10. ecosystem
10.1. an area in which different organisms live
10.2. mouse and chipmunks living in a filed
10.3. 4
11. Pioneer species
11.1. they are the first species to start on a new land or area to live
12. desalination
12.1. the remove of excess salt or other unwanted substances from water
13. organism
13.1. a living being
13.2. mouse
13.3. 1
14. biotic and abiotic factors
14.1. Biotic- a living or once living organism
14.1.1. Ecological succession
14.1.1.1. Primary succession
14.1.1.1.1. 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
14.1.1.2. ex of ecological succession
14.1.1.3. Secondary succession
14.1.1.3.1. when a piece of land grow vegetation after it was once destoid ex: a fire wipes out all living things but eventualy grows back
14.1.2. paper
14.1.2.1. pig
14.1.2.1.1. tree
14.2. Abiotic- a non-living organism
14.2.1. clock
14.2.1.1. cloud
15. Biomes
15.1. rainforest
15.2. temerate deciiduous forest
15.3. coniferous forest
15.4. desert
15.5. tundra
15.6. freshwater
15.7. marine
15.8. grassland/svannah
15.9. an area where organsism live with different ecosystems (climate, location)
15.10. mice and chipmunks living in a field with trees and grass
15.11. 5
16. aquifier
16.1. a water purifier
17. runoff
17.1. A water flow that goes down the storm drain colecting excess soil, debris, and all kinds of litter ect.
18. food web
18.1. producer
18.1.1. trees
18.2. secondary consumer
18.2.1. turtle, crawfish
18.3. tertiary consumer
18.3.1. fox
18.4. decomposer
18.4.1. bacteria
18.5. trophic levels
18.5.1. seperate the levels of 1.producers2.primary consumers3. secondary consumers4.tertiary consumers
18.6. primary consumer
18.7. food web
18.8. arrows show the energy flow
19. Biodiversity
19.1. The variety of organisms in a geographic area
19.2. Genetic Bodiversity
19.3. species biodiversity
19.4. Problem: humans are killing organisms faster then they can reproduce
19.5. Ecosystem biodiversity
19.6. Hot spot
19.7. endangered species
19.7.1. in danger of extinction thoughout most of the area or all of the area it inhabits
19.8. threatened species
19.8.1. is likely to become endangered int the near future
19.9. Indicator species
19.9.1. New node