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Ecology part 1
6th grade Ecology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ecologist | scientists who study the relationship between living things and their environments. |
| Introduced species | Species that humans have introduced outside of the species normal range of environment either intentionally or unintentionally |
| Classification | The grouping of things into an organized system. |
| Genus | in addition to kingdom this is one of the main divisions into which life can be divided. This division is based on similar species. |
| Species | One of the major groups in the classification of living things. It's below a genus. |
| Kingdom | The highest classification into which organisms are grouped. Life is divided into five of these. |
| Phylum /Phyla | One of the major groups in the classification of living things. This is below a kingdom and above a class. |
| Evidence | Proof |
| Trade-offs | Giving up one thing for another |
| Anthropocentrism | Regarding humans as the universe's most important entity. |
| Anthropomorphism | The attribution of a human form, human characteristics or human behavior to non human things. |
| Ecology | Scientists who study relationships between organisms and the environment. |
| Inference | A conclusion drawn from evidence or reasoning. |
| Observation | The attentive watching of somebody or something. |
| Invertebrate | Animal without a backbone. |
| Fluctuation | Constant unpredictable change in the level. degree, or intensity of something. |