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5 Science A4
5 Science Ecology A4
Question | Answer |
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ECOSYSTEM | ALL THE LIVING AND NONLIVING PARTS IN AN AREA. |
ECOLOGY | THE STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE LIVING AND NONLIVING PARTS OF AN AREA. |
HABITAT | THE PLACE WHERE A SPECIES LIVES. |
NICHE | THE ROLE OF A SPECIES IN AN ECOSYSTEM. |
POPULATION | ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF A SPECIES THAT LIVE IN THE SAME AREA AT THE SAME TIME. |
COMMUNITY | ALL THE POPULATIONS LIVING TOGETHER IN AN AREA. |
PHOTOSYNTHESIS. | THE PROCESS BY WHICH PLANTS USE SUNLIGHT TO MAKE SUGAR FROM WATER AND CARBON DIOXIDE. |
PRODUCER | AN ORGANISM THAT USES SUNLIGHT TO MAKE SUGAR FROM WATER AND CARBON DIOXIDE. |
CONSUMER | AN ORGANISM THAT CONSUMES ANOTHER ORGANISM FOR FOOD. |
HERBIVORE | A CONSUMER THAT EATS ONLY PLANTS. |
CARNIVORE | A CONSUMER THAT EATS ONLY ANIMALS. |
OMNIVORE | A CONSUMER THAT EATS BOTH PLANTS AND ANIMALS. |
SCAVENGER | AN ANIMAL THAT FEEDS ON THE BODIES OF DEAD ORGANISMS. |
DECOMPOSER | AN ORGANISM THAT HELPS TO BREAK DOWN AND DECAY DEAD ORGANISMS AND THE WASTES OF LIVING ORGANISMS. |
FOOD CHAIN | A DIAGRAM A SCIENTIST USES TO SHOW HOW ENERGY AND NUTRIENTS PASS FROM ONE ORGANISM TO ANOTHER IN AN ECOSYSTEM. |
ENERGY PYRAMID | A DIAGRAM THAT COMPARES THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY AVAILABLE AT EACH LEVEL IN THE FEEDING ORDER. |
FOOD WEB | A COMBINATION OF ALL THE FOOD CHAINS IN A COMMUNITY. |
RESPIRATION | HOW CONSUMERS USE OXYGEN AND SUGAR TO RELEASE ENERGY. |
NITROGEN CYCLE | THE PROCESS BY WHICH NITROGEN, IN ALL ITS FORMS, CYCLES THROUGH THE EARTH. |
WATER CYCLE | THE PROCESS BY WHICH WATER ON EARTH EVAPORATES, CONDENSES AND FORMS CLOUDS, FALLS AS PRECIPITATION, FLOWS OR RUNS OFF INTO BODIES OF WATER OR BECOMES GROUNDWATER AND EVAPORATES. |
PREDATOR | AN ANIMAL THAT HUNTS AND EATS ANOTHER ANIMAL. |
PREY | AN ANIMAL THAT IS EATEN BY ANOTHER ANIMAL. . |
BIOTIC | LIVING OR ONCE LIVING PARTS OF AN ECOSYSTEM. |
ABIOTIC | NONLIVING PARTS OF AN ECOSYSTEM. |