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Quiz 11-17 5th
Vocabulary quiz 5th grade 11-17
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Competition | the struggle of organisms for the same resources needed for survival |
| Food chain | a series of steps by which energy moves from one type of living thing to another |
| Ecology | the study of organisms and their interactions with one another and with the physical and chemical environment around them |
| Food web | a diagram that combines many food chains into one diagram. It is used to see how different food chains are connected in an ecosystem. |
| Symbiosis | a long-term relationship between two different organisms |
| Environment | all of the conditions surrounding an organism. These conditions meet the needs of the organism |
| Nutrition | needing food and or minerals for respiration |
| Reproduce | the ability to make offspring. This keeps the species in existence |
| Sensitive | responding and reacting to the environment |
| Growth | becoming larger or stronger |
| Excrete | getting rid of waste |
| Movement | the ability to move |
| Regulation | limits that are put on how many animals a person can hunt or fish for |
| Glucose | a sugar that is an important energy source for living organisms |
| Carrying capacity | the number of organisms that can live in a habitat |