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junior ecology
as part of te Ngahere unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Organism | a living thing |
| population | all organisms of a species in a defined area, at a set point in time. |
| community | all the many populations of living things e.g., plants, animals, fungi etc in a defined area |
| ecosystem | All the communities in a defined area and the environmental conditions they interact with e.g. forest |
| abiotic | the non-living part of the environment such as sunlight, temperature, water, pH, soil etc |
| biotic | the interactions between living things in the environment, e.g. competition, predator/prey. |
| Habitat | where something lives and the resources it uses e.g., the forest floor. |
| who is the Atua of the ngahere | Tāne Mahuta |
| ngahere | forest |
| What was rata trying to do when he went into te ngahere | make a waka to save his whanau |
| Why were the manu and insects upset by rata | he cut the tree without asking or giving thanks to tane |
| who was the voice of reason in the story of rata and the tree | the kiwi, kimihia called for forgiveness because rata was trying to save his whanau |
| what was the tikānga being taught by the purakau rata and the tree | we need to say karakia asking permission and giving thanks to tāne before taking a tree or anything from the forest. |
| interdependence | All organisms in an ecosystem depend upon each other. If the population of one organism rises or falls, then this can affect the rest of the ecosystem. |
| Kaitiaki | guardian or caretaker |
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