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6th gr Ecology pt 2
6th grade ecology - part 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Population | All the plants or animals of a particular species present in a place. |
| Food Web | The interlocking food chains within an ecological community. |
| Predator | A carnivorous animal that hunts, kills, and eats other animals in order to survive. |
| Prey | An animal that is caught, killed, or eaten by another. |
| Consumer | Gets energy by using food. |
| Ecosystem | A localized group of interdependent organisms together with the environment that they inhabit and depend on. |
| Photosynthesis | The use of sunlight as energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into food. |
| Plankton | Microscopic plants and animals. |
| Producer | Able to produce their own food. |
| decomposer | Organisms that eat dead organisms and waste from living organisms. |
| field of view | The area in the eyepiece of an optical instrument in which the image is visible. |
| Cell Wall | Outermost layer of a cell |
| Chloroplast | Part of plant cell containing chlorophyll (where photosynthesis occurs) |
| Habitat | The natural conditions and environment |
| Carrying Capacity | The number of animals a region can support. |
| Field Study | The majority of ecological study is done in the natural habitat or organisms. |
| Competition | The struggle between organisms of the same or different species for limited resources such as food or light |