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Camp Kanuga Words
Wilson Hall - Camp Kanuga Words - 6th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sheds its leacves all at once + grows them back. Trees that continually loses their leaves; always green | Deciduous/Evergreen |
| Organisms that live on dead trees : FBI (fungus, bacteria, insects) | Decomposers |
| a key used to identify trees | Dichotomous Key |
| washing or blowing away of dirt + soil | erosion |
| place where plants and animals live | habitat |
| vessels that carry food + nutrients from the leaves to the rest of the tree | phloem |
| a process by which the plants make food out of sunlight, nurtients, & water | photosynthesis |
| spreads seeds around by animals, wind, & water | seed dispersal |
| how a forest changes over time | succession |
| animals that are active during the day | diurnal |
| a vessel that takes water from the roots to parts of the tree | xylem |
| lower part of the food chain affecting the higher one | biomagnifications |
| animals that don'r produce their own food, so they have to eat other animals | consumers |
| study of the interaction between organisms in an ecosystem | ecology |
| a cycle of livings consuming to survive | Food Chain/Web |
| Animals that hunt prey; animals that are hunted by prey | predator/prey |
| organisms that make their own food | producers |
| material that will decompose naturally | biodegradable |
| system of living things | eco |
| study of | ology |
| changes to survive or fit into the enviroment | adaptions |
| to break down into groups according to specific characteristics | classifacation |
| fight to survive | competition |
| system of plants & animals (organisms) according to the location | ecosystem |
| place where animals live | habitat |
| the roll an animal plays in the enviroment | niche |
| circle of life | biosphere |
| when living plants & animals grow well in certain area; the plants and animals that live in a certain CLIMATE | biome |
| plants | flora |
| animal | fauna |
| type of bird | raptor |
| changes made to suit a certain enviroment | adaptions |
| see color during the day (light) | cones (eyes) |
| physical image seen in your mind | imagination |
| seeing in the dark | night vision |
| animals that come out at night | nocturnal |
| see different shades of grey during the night | rods (eye) |
| made by friction | triboluminescence |
| a chemical reaction in plants & some animals | biominescence |
| to rig something properly; in rockclimbing it means "am I safe?" | belay |
| in rockclimbing "you are safe" | belay on |
| tells degree & direction | compass |
| teamwork; working together | cooperation |
| food left on the plate that is not eaten; plate waist | food waste |
| aroup of straps you wear to climb to keep you from falling | harness |
| waiter/waitress | hopper |
| 2 steps | pace |
| rock mine | quarry |
| to come down from or descend while climbing | repel |
| fruits & vegetables collected and stored to create mulch | compost |