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Ecosystem Terms

Ecosystem Terms. Please copy these terms and definitions in your science notebook. 1. Ecosystem : a community that includes all the living things found in a certain area and how they relate to each other.

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Ecosystem Terms

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  1. Ecosystem Terms Please copy these terms and definitions in your science notebook.

  2. 1.Ecosystem: a community that includes all the living things found in a certain area and how they relate to each other

  3. 2.Ecology: the science concerned with the relationships among living things and the environment

  4. 3.Organism: a living thing Organism or NOT?

  5. 4.Environment: everything that surrounds an organism to live

  6. 5.Population: all the organisms of the same kind living in an environment

  7. 6.Habitat: a place that is natural for an organism to live

  8. 7.Aquarium: water-filled glass or plastic container where aquatic organisms can live and be observed

  9. 8.Terrarium: a closed glass or plastic container where terrestrial organisms can live and be observed

  10. 9.Aquatic: lives in water Which organisms are NOT aquatic?

  11. 10.Terrestrial: related to land; lives on land Which organism is NOT terrestrial?

  12. Ecosystem Terms Please copy these terms and definitions in your science notebook.

  13. 11. Biodiversity: the amount of different types of life in an ecosystem

  14. 12. System: a number of objects that move or work together as a whole

  15. 13. Biotic: the living parts of a system

  16. 14. Abiotic: the non-living parts of a system

  17. 15. Adapt: to change in order to fit a new situation or use

  18. 16. Germination: the process by which seeds swell up and begin to sprout and develop roots

  19. 17. Consumer: an organism that feeds on other organisms or organic matter; cannot produce own food Consumer Consumer Consumer Consumer

  20. 18. Producer: an organism that can make its own food through the process of photosynthesis

  21. 19. Decomposer: an organism that breaks down tissues of dead organisms; scavengers and fungi are examples

  22. 20. Scavenger: an animal that feeds on other dead animals

  23. More Ecosystem Terms Please copy these terms and definitions in your science notebook.

  24. 21. Respiration: the process by which an organism takes in and processes oxygen and releases carbon dioxide 22. Variable: an element in an experiment that can be changed

  25. 23. Constant: a condition that is not changed in an experiment 24. Niche: the role an organism plays in their habitat 25. Sediment: small pieces of rock, plant and animal material that are carried by water, wind or ice

  26. 26. Embryo: the first stage of development in an organism 27. Stable: steady, balanced 28. Controlled Experiment: a scientific investigation in which one variable is changed and all the others are kept the same or constant

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