Abiotic - answer-Relating to non-living things.
Biotic - answer-Relating to living things.
Consumer - answer-Creature that eats animals and/or plant matter.
Decomposer - answer-An organism such as a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down dead tissue, which is then recycled to the environmen...
AQA GCSE Geography - The Living World
Abiotic - answer-Relating to non-living things.
Biotic - answer-Relating to living things.
Consumer - answer-Creature that eats animals and/or plant matter.
Decomposer - answer-An organism such as a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down dead tissue, which is then recycled to the environment.
Ecosystem - answer-A community of plants and animals that interact with each other and their physical environment.
Food chain - answer-The connections between different organisms (plants and animals)
that rely on one another as their source of food.
Food web - answer-A complex hierarchy of plants and animals relying on each other for food.
Nutrient cycling - answer-A set of processes whereby organisms extract minerals necessary for growth from soil or water, before passing them on through the food chain - and ultimately back to the soil and water.
Biomes - answer-Sometimes known as Global Ecosystems. Very large ecological areas
on the earth's surface (or biomes), with fauna and flora (animals and plants) adapting to their environment. Examples include tropical rainforest and hot desert.
Producer - answer-An organism or plant that is able to absorb energy from the sun through photosynthesis.
Biodiversity - answer-The variety of life in the world or a particular habitat.
Commercial farming - answer-Farming to sell produce for a profit to retailers or food processing companies.
Debt reduction - answer-Countries are relieved of some of their debt in return for protecting their rainforests.
Deforestation - answer-The chopping down and removal of trees to clear an area of forest.
Ecotourism - answer-Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the wellbeing of the local people, and may involve education. It is
usually carried out in small groups and has minimal impact on the local ecosystem.
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