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Unit 11
Ecology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a yellow substance made by plants that is carried to other plants of the same kind to make seeds | pollen |
| where something comes from | source |
| to process old things so they can be used again to make new things | recycle |
| microscopic living things that exist everywhere | bacteria |
| plentiful | abundant |
| a condition in which a kind of plant or animal dies out completely | extinction |
| a relationship of living things as food sources for other living things | food chain |
| to rot, decay, or be slowly destroyed and broken down by natural processes | decompose |
| a living thing that eats other living things | consumer |
| a person who studies living things in nature | naturalist |
| a plant-like organism that lives on dead or decaying things | fungus |
| a large group of animals | herd |
| to begin to grow | sprout |
| the top layer of soil that includes nutrients plants need | topsoil |
| a substance found in food that is necessary for good health | vitamin |
| animals living in nature | wildlife |