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Ecology
Vocabulary from 3rd Grade Core Knowledge Ecology unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ecology | the study of relationships between living things and their environment |
| habitat | the natural environment where an animal or plant lives |
| ecosystem | everything in a particular environment, both living and non-living |
| biodiversity | having a variety of plants and animals living in an ecosystem |
| naturalist | a person who studies living things in nature |
| endangered | in danger of becoming extinct |
| wilderness | a wild and natural area where no people live |
| reserve | an area of land where plants and animals are given special protection |
| extinct | when a plant or animal species dies out completely |
| petrified | slowly changed into stone over time |
| erode | to wear away over time due to wind, water, or ice |
| producers | a living thing that makes its own food |
| consumers | a living thing that eats other living things |
| decomposers | a living thing that eats dead plant and animal matter |
| preditor | an animal that lives by hunting other animals |
| prey | animals that are hunted by other animals for food |
| carnivore | a meat eating animal |
| omnivore | an animal that eats both plants and meat |
| herbivore | a plant eating animal |
| photosynthesis | the process by which plants use the sun's energy to make their own food |
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