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Life Science
| biotic | living organism |
| terrarium | a container that has plants and animals |
| prey | an organism hunted by other animals ex. a rabbit |
| refraction | light passing though another substance, slowing down and bending ex. a pencil in a cup of water or anything with a lens such as glasses or binoculars |
| mixtures | 2 or more substances that when mixed together retain their physical properties |
| decomposer | breaks down dead materials and wastes to make richer soil ex. mushrooms. fungi, earthworms |
| scavenger | gets food from dead or decaying animals ex. vultures |
| abiotic | non living |
| reflection | light bounces back ex clear , still water or shiny metal or a mirror |
| food web | many chains that tie together in an ecosystem |
| producer | makes their own food in their leaves which is called photosynthesis |
| predator | an organism that hunts other living organisms for food ex a lion |
| solutions | 2 or more substances that when mixed together retain their own physical properties ex energy drink, tea, coke, capri sun |
| ecosystems | all the living and non living elements that interact with each other in an environment |