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Ecology
The study of living(
biotic
) organisms and their respective
interactions
as well as their interaction with the non-living(abiotic) environment
Biosphere
The part of the earth that
sustains
living
organisms
Atmosphere
The layer of
air
around the
earths
surface
Lithosphere
The ground and
rocks
that makes up the
upper
layers of the earths surface
Hydrosphere
All
water
on the earths surface ;the
sea
, rivers and lakes , as well as water vapour in the atmosphere and water in the ice caps and glaciers
Biome
Any area with a specific
climate
, that supports specific plant and therefore also certain
animals
Ecosystems
Interaction between various
biotic
components of an area and the interaction of the biotic with the
abiotic
environment
Endemic
Organisms that naturally only occurs at
one
specific place on
earth
and no where else
What are the eight biomes
1.Nama-Karoo
2.Grassland
3.Fynbos
4.Succilent Karoo
5.Forest
6.Desert
7.savannah
8.Thicket
Producers
Autotroph
Consumers
Heterptroph
Decomposers
Saprophytes