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camp kanuga terms
science vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| loses leaves all at one time | deciduous |
| loses leaves all the time always green | evergreen |
| organisms that live on and other organisms break them down | decomposers |
| a guide used to identify trees | dichotomous guide |
| washing or blowing away soil to another location | erosion |
| place where animals or plants live | habitat |
| vessel used to carry food from the leaves to the rest of the tree | phloem |
| process by which plants use sunlight to make their own food | photosynthesis |
| method that seeds travel | seed dispersal |
| the vessel used to carry water throughout a plant or tree | xylem |
| how a forest matures over a period of time from low growing vegetation to tall trees | succession |
| greater than the lowest form of life on the food chain directly affects the animals at the top of the food chain | biomagnifications |
| animals that eat other animals on the food chain | consumers |
| the flow of energy throughout the food chain | energy transfer |
| a series of organisms feeding on one another for survival | food chain/web |
| animal that hunts and eats another or a hunter | predator |
| the food of the predator the victim or the eaten | prey |
| organisms with the abiity to make their own food; liver without preying on others | producers |
| organic material that will decompose naturally | biodegradable |
| home or house | eco |
| science/study of | ology |
| ability to adjust or fit into changes in their environments | adaptations |
| the system of arranging plants and animals by their specific characteristics | classification |
| animals striving for food to survive | competition |
| working environmental with plants and animals within a location (a fallen log in the mountains) | ecosystem |
| environment where particular animals live | habitat |
| the role in which an animal plays in its natural habitat | niche |
| all animals that live in a particualr region | fauna |
| plants that live in particular area | flora |
| entire world of life and the environments that support it (earth) | biosphere |
| types of plants and animals that live in a certain area controlled by climate (desert, forest, rain forest, tundra, prairie, swamp) | biome |
| a bird of prey such as a hawk or eagle | raptor |
| making changes to survive an ever changing environment | adaptations |
| a living organism that has the ability to give off light | bioluminescence |
| the color sensitive part of the eye | cone |
| the creative part of the mind | imagination |
| eyes that have adjusted to the dark | night vision |
| animals that are active at night | nocturnal |
| the part of the eye that is sensitive to light | rod |
| a chemical reaction that causes a burst of light | triboluminescence |
| safety | belay |
| safety on | belay on |
| magnetic needle points north providing all directions (NSEW) | compass |
| food that is not consumed | food waste |
| fertilizer mis that consists of vegetable matter | compost |
| someone with the duty of serving others | hopper |
| a step to measure distance | pace |
| a rock mine | quarry |
| to bounce or push from a wall while attached to ropes | repel |
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