Tag: Plant vocabulary

Plant vocabulary (extension)

Plant Vocabulary 

Organisms An individual plant or animal. Endemic Regularly occurring within an area of your community
Species A type of plant Continents a large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a region.
Linnean Taxonomy Based on similarities in obvious physical traits. Gondwana One of the two most ancient supercontinents that separated about 200 million years ago.
Geography Studying physical features of the earth. Adaptation a modification of an organism or its parts that makes it more fit for existence
Biodiversity All the different kinds of life you’ll find in one area. Extinct No living members of the plants species.
Photosynthesis The process in which light energy is converted to chemical energy in the for of sugars. Evolution Changed its looks in the last few years.
Pedosphere The Soil mantle of the earth Climate The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
Decomposition The first stage in the recycling of nutrients that have been used by an organism to build its body. Environment The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
Ecosystem A geographical are where plants, animals, and other arganisms as well as weather and landscape work together to form a bubble of life. Dispersal The action or process of distributing or spreading things or people over a wide area.
Niche The way animals interact with the environment. Canopy cloth covering hung or held up over something.
Biosecurity helps stop damage caused by unwanted organisms Flora Flora means all type of plants.