Unit 5 Forest Biomes

The variety of different species in an area

• Biodiversity
• Pioneer Species
• Biomass
• Food Web

The development of biotic factors in previously uninhabited areas with little to no top soil

• Primary Succession
• Secondary Succession
• Deforestation
• Pioneer Species

Occurs in an area where soil exists and growth of plants has been interrupted but not completely wiped out

• Primary Succession
• Secondary Succession
• Deforestation
• Pioneer Species

A strategy in classification and identification of organisms where two statements of characteristics are presented with one being more like the organism

• Dichotomous Key
• Organization Key
• Mind Map
• Venn Diagram

The cutting down of forests

• Deforestation
• Catastrophic Event
• Ecosystem
• Decay

The first organisms to live in an area

• Pioneer Species
• Shrubs
• Decomposers
• All of these

Tubes in plant stems that carry water from the roots to the leaves

• Xylem
• Phloem
• Photosynthesis
• External Structures

Tubes in plant stems that carry food from the leaves to the other parts of the plant

• Xylem
• Phloem
• Photosynthesis
• External Structures

The process of using the energy in sunlight to make food from water and carbon dioxide

• Photosynthesis
• Respiration
• Radiant Energy
• All of These

Fuel that comes from plants and animals

• Biomass
• Radiant Energy
• Non-renewable Resources
• None of These