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Dyches 5th Science
Life Science Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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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 | All living and nonliving things that interact together. |
Biotic | Another meaning for organisms that are alive. |
Abiotic | Another meaning for organisms that are NOT alive. |
Change | To make different. |
Direct | Observable evidence. |
Indirect | Inferred evidence. |
Impact | Direct effect or change. |
Organism | Any living thing. |
Producer | An organism that makes its own food. |
Consumer | An organism that gets its energy from eating other organisms. |
Predator | An organism that hunts and kills other organisms for food. |
Prey | An organism that is hunter and eaten by a predator. |
Parasite | An organism that must live on or inside another living organism in order to get its energy. |
Host | The organism that a parasite lives in or on. |
Decomposer | An organism that breaks down dead organisms and waste. |
Food Chain | Shows the path of energy from one organism to another. |
Food Web | Many overlapping food chains linked together. |
Herbivore | Animals that eat only plants. |
Carnivore | Animals that eat only meat. |
Omnivore | Animals that eat both plants and animals. |
Habitat | The environment where an organism lives. |
Aquarium | A transparent tank where fish and other water organisms are kept. |
Terrarium | A transparent container full of plants that can house small animals. |
Environment | The surroundings/area where an organism lives. |
Population | All of the same type of organisms living in the same environment. |
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 an organism plays in the 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. Ex: Bats |
Camouflage | To blend into one's surroundings. |
Vegetation | All the plant life in an ecosystem. |
Interdependence | The living things that depend on each other. |
Decomposition | The process in which dead organisms are broken down and returned to the soil. |
Migration | The seasonal movement of animals from one place to another. |
Hibernation | An animal's body processes slowing down for survival in extreme conditions. |
Mimicry | To pretend to be or look like another organism for protection. Ex: Coral Snake |
Role | The part it plays, its position or duty. |
Offspring | New organisms that come from a parent organism. |
Inherited Traits | A characteristic that is passed from parents to offspring. Ex: Hair color, eye color, skin tone, etc...) |
Heredity | The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring. |
Instinct | A behavior an animal does without being taught. (Ex: migration, hibernation, building a nest, spinning a web, etc...) |
Structural Adaptation | Physical features of an organism. (Fur) |
Adaptation | Something an organism has that helps it survive in its environment. (Ex: Wings for flying, claws, beak, etc...) |
Learned Behaviors | A characteristic that an organism learns by observing other organisms. Ex: Reading, Playing sports, dancing, manners, etc... |
Life Cycle | The stages of growth and development that an organism goes through during its lifetime. |
Overpopulation | A population that is greater than the resources available in an ecosystem. |