living world key words

Question 1

abiotic

Answer 1

non-living components in an ecosystem

Question 2

biodiversity

Answer 2

the variety of plants and animals pieces in a particular environment

Question 3

biomass

Answer 3

biological matter. this is food for the next level in the food chain.

Question 4

biomes

Answer 4

a large scale ecosystem like a rain forest

Question 5

biotic

Answer 5

living components in an ecosystem

Question 6

commercial farming

Answer 6

large scale farming. usually to make a profit and to sell products in market.

Question 7

conservation

Answer 7

preserving, protecting and caring for the environment,

Question 8

consumer

Answer 8

get energy from eating either producers or other consumers

eg: ladybug, greenfly

Question 9

decomposer

Answer 9

when dead material decays, nutrients are released into the soil
eg: bacteria,fungi

Question 10

deforestation

Answer 10

the removal of trees

Question 11

ecosystem

Answer 11

an ecosystem is made up of plants, animals and their surrounding physical environment, including soil, rainwater and sunlight.

Question 12

food chain

Answer 12

a simple diagram showing what eats what in a n ecosystem

Question 13

food web

Answer 13

a complex picture of food chains and how they overlap. they can be composed of thousands of species.

Question 14

logging

Answer 14

the cutting and then movement of trees.

Question 15

nutrient cycle

Answer 15

this is when nutrients are transferred throughout the ecosystem: dead materials decompose-this puts nutrients in the soil-plants take nutrients from the soil- consumers eat plants- consumers dies and nutrients return to the soil.

Question 16

permafrost

Answer 16

most of the ground being permanently frozen.

Question 17

polar environment

Answer 17

usually found inland, away from influence of warming sea, average temperature below zero

Question 18

producers

Answer 18

convert energy from sunlight to produce food like pondweed photosynthesis to produce their own food from the sun.

Question 19

soil erosion

Answer 19

the wearing away of the top layer of soil.

Question 20

solifluction

Answer 20

permafrost starts to melt in the summer and slides downhill in large amounts, sometimes blocking road access.

Question 21

substance farming

Answer 21

small scale farming which doesn’t usually make a profit enough is grown to survive and feed families

Question 22

tundra

Answer 22

found south of the ice caps, most of the ground is permanently frozen