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Week 25
Term | Definition |
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Living Element | Part of an ecosystem that requires energy to survive and has basic needs met in order to survive |
Non-living Element | Part of an ecosystem that is not living such as the sun, water, air, rocks or soil |
Ecosystem | The living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem |
Biotic | Another meaning for organisms that are alive |
Abiotic | Another meaning for organisms that are not alive |
Change | To make different |
Organism | Any living thing |
Herbivore | Animals that eat only plants like cows, zebras, giraffes, horses, rhinos, rabbits, pandas, deer, buffalo, and elephants. |
Carnivore | Animals that eat only meat like lions, snakes, owls, and wolves. |
Omnivore | Animals that eat both plants and animals like humans, raccoons, mice, chickens, and hogs. |
Habitat | The environment where an organism lives |
Environment | The surroundings/area where an organism lives |
Population | Organisms of the same species living in the same place at the same time |
Species | A group of organisms of the same kind that can produce offspring like themselves |
Community | All of the populations living together in the same environment |
Niche | The role or job and organism plays in its environment |
Competition | Organisms fight against another species to reach a goal, usually to survive or reproduce |
Endangered | A plant or animal that is found in such small numbers that it is almost extinct |
Extinct | A plant or animal species that is no longer alive |
Nocturnal | Active at nights and sleeps in the day like bats. |