is for abiotic

Rockie is an abiotic organism. He is non-living.

is for biosphere

Rockie lives in the biosphere, a region where life resides and a combination of all ecosystems.

is for carnivore.

Rockie is not a carnivore but he lives around some of the largest ones.

is for disturbance.

A disturbance has happened in Rockie's home. This event cause by a physical, chemical, or biological agent has resulted in changes in population size and community composition. The dinosaurs are all gone.

is for environment.

Through the years Rockie's environment changed. the sum of all conditions surrounding him and influence life change.

is for forest

Trees began to dominate the land. A forest started to form around Rockie.

is for green house gases

Because of the increase in trees in Rockie's environment, there started fro be more green house gases when the trees began to be cut down

is for hydraulic cycle

The hydrologic cycle did its thing and a stream began to form.

is for immigration

As the movement of people into Rockie's country increased, his environment changed.

is for jungle

Rockie missed the jungle he used to live in.

is for keystone species

A keystone species started to live near Rockie.

is for least concern species

the least concern species was widespread and abundant.

is for mad cow disease

Eventually, everyone died of mad cow disease because they could not stop eating meat. Rockie's environment changed again.

is for near threatened species

Almost all animals in Rockie's environment were near threatened due to the poor conditions the humans left the land.

is for open ocean

Rockie just wished he could see the open ocean. Where sunlight does not reach the seafloor and all he can see is ocean for miles.

is for pathogens

Pathogens were running ramped around Rockie. Mosquitos with diseases were killing other organisms.