A | B |
Biome | Large land and water systems with specific climate conditions and common characteristics |
Ecosystem | A community of living and non-living things |
Habitat | The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism |
Population | Living things of the same species |
Community | A group of different organisms all living int he same ecosystem |
Water | H20 |
Properties of water | clear, colorless, odorless, tasteless |
Three forms of water | Ice, Liquid, Vapor |
Evaporation | When liquid water turns into vapor |
Transpiration | When plants pull water up through their leaves and release it as water vapor |
Respiration | When animals breath out water vapor |
Condensation | When water goes from the vapor form to the liquid form |
Precipitation | When clouds become too heavy and release their water |
Collection | When water precipitation falls into a pond, lake, or ocean |
Run-off | When precipitatin falls into a river or stream |
Ground Water | When precipitation is soaked up by the soil |