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Unit 11 Ch 5&6
VOCABULARY QUIZ #2: #25- 49
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dependence | a type of relationship where organisms need items from their environment- energy, nutrition, & other organisms |
| Independence | do not need others; can do everything on own to meet their needs |
| Interdependence | organisms in a food web have this relationship; any symbiotic relationship- mutualism, commensalism, & parasitism |
| Life Cycle | the steps that are part of an organism’s life from birth to death |
| Peril | a synonym for danger |
| Tropical Rainforests | warm & wet, near the equator, most precipitation, most species of plants & animals than other biomes, over 200 medicine |
| Temperate Rainforests | not as warm nor wet as tropical rainforests; farther away from the equator |
| Buttress roots | a tree root that extends above ground as an outgrowth of the trunk to support the tree. Mainly found in tropical rainforests |
| Prop roots | roots that are as wide as the canopy (top) of the tree; you can’t see the entire root system |
| Fibrous roots | roots that are like a tangled mess of hair and go in all different directions |
| Tap roots | one long root that goes down very deep in the soil and you can eat it- carrots, onions, turnips |
| Conifers | trees with needle-like leaves, pinecones, Christmas trees, pine trees, fir trees; do NOT lose their leaves in the cold |
| Epiphytes | a plant that grows on another plant but is not parasitic, such as the numerous ferns, bromeliads, air plants, and orchids growing on tree trunks in tropical rainforests |
| Erosion | the movement of soil to another place due to wind, water, ice |
| Drought | when an area gets much less water/precipitation than usual |
| Flooding | when an area gets much more water/precipitation than usual |
| Deciduous Forests | less rainfall, cooler temperatures than tropical; loose/ shed leaves in fall to save water, food & energy; some species hibernate |
| Grassland | tall grasses, few trees- don’t grow well because of little precipitation, fertile soil |
| Taiga | cold, dry, grass, trees have needle-like leaves with waxy coating (cuticle)- conifers, forests, animals have fur for warmth |
| Desert | dry, can be warm & cold, least amount of water, small plants & animals, plants have needle-like leaves to prevent water loss, store water, large root system that is close to the surface (shallow)to get the water as soon as it falls & before it soaks int |
| Tundra | coldest and most northern; very little rain, permafrost ground- frozen most of the year; very few small plants with shallow roots |
| Limiting Factors | factors that affect the size of populations & the # of organisms that live in the ecosystem: 1. Amount of food 2. Water 3. Space 4. Shelter 5. Air 6. Soil |
| Carrying Capacity | the number of organisms that an area can support |
| Predators | the animal who is hunting, usually for food. The predator hunts the prey |
| Prey | the animal who is being hunted for food |
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