| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Predator | animal who catches prey |
| prey | an animal hunted by another animal for food |
| biosphere | all different biomes each blending into each other with all living things |
| climate | the average weather pattern |
| community | includes all populations in a specific area at a give time; includes populations of organisms of different species |
| population | a group of species that live in a specific geographic area at a given time |
| species | individual organisms that don't breed with individuals from other groups |
| ecosystems | consists of all the organisms living in one area as well as the nonliving parts of that environment |
| biome | a set of ecosystems in a geographic area |
| niche | how a particular species that includes what the species eats as well at what the species |
| adaptation | change in an organism that helps survive or reproduce in its environment |
| succession | the result of life functions of plants and animals |
| symbiosis | a relationship between two kinds of organisms that last over time |
| water cycle | when water circulates between the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere |
| carbon cycle | a element; doesn't stay in one place always moves around |
| nitrogen fixation | certain types of bacteria are able to use free nitrogen air to make nitrogen compounds through a process |
| nitrogen cycle | 1.free atmosphere 2. nitrogen enters the soil 3. animals eats plants 4. decomposers release nitrogen into the air 5. bacteria change nitrogen into nitrates 6. plants use nitrates |
| competition | the struggle among organisms for resources in an ecosystem |
