Biodiversity

A non-native species introduced into an ecosystem is called an

Habitat loss is often due to

the natural science that studies life and living organisms

the organisms that eat the producers and are herbivores

covers about one-fifth of Earth's surface; can either be sandy, gravelly, or stony; extremely dry area of land with sparse vegetation

Chemicals in the air and garbage in the oceans are examples of

Covered in feathers, these living things are warm blooded.

provides food, water, space and shelter to living things within an ecosystem.

behavioral or physical characteristics of an animal that help it to survive in its environment

environments with high levels of dissolved salt; includes the open ocean, the deep-sea ocean, and coastal ecosystem

Habitat destruction will often result in the decline of a specific species. When population numbers for this species are very low, we call this

What is one way that humans have a negative impact on biodiversity?

organisms that eat primary consumers for energy; can either be carnivores or omnivores

a collection of plants and animals that have common characteristics for the environment they exist in

bears, cats, orangutans and humans are all classified as

a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life

can be described as a tall, dense jungle; high amount of rainfall it gets per year; is very hot and humid so the animals and plants that exist there must learn to adapt to this climate

the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem

this species of living things was born with gills to breathe underwater, but through change, developed lungs to breathe oxygen

shows how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients and energy are passed from creature to creature

organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms