Chapter 18 & 19

A place where living and non-living things meet/interact

• biosphere

• ecosystem

the study of the ecosystem (interactions between those living and non-living things)

• ecology

• biology

a living thing considered as part of it's ecosystem (ex. plants, animals, people)

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

the long-term pattern of weather in an ecosystem

• biome

• coniferous forest

• decidous forest

• climate

the parts of the biosphere that are similar climates

• coniferous forest

• grassland

• biome

• tundra

a biome with long, cold winters, short warm summers; home for lynxes, moose, and gray owls

• grassland

• tundra

• conferius forest

• decidous forest

a place with four seasons and mild temperatures, trees lose their leaves at the end of each growing season, home to black bears, white tail deer, opossums, and turkeys

• decidous forest

• coniderous forest

• tundra

• grassland

a place with little rain and cold temps, found above the tree line; contains permafrost; home for gray wolves, caribou, and musk oxen

• grassland

• tundra

• tropical rainforest

• habitat

a place often found in the interior; summers are warm, winters are cold; also called prairies and plains; home for bison, pronghorns, and emus

• tundra

• tropical rainforest

• desert

• grassland

a place that receives very little water; ex. Sahara; home to mountain lions, Jack rabbits, and lizards

• tundra

• desert

• tropical rainforest

• niche