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Ecosystems vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chemical energy | Energy that is stored in a material |
| conclusion | a statement about what the results of an experiment mean |
| chlorophyll | a green coloring in plants that absorbs, or takes in, the energy of sunlight |
| nutrient | a substance that a living things needs to live and grow |
| photosynthesis | the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use energy from sunlight to make their own food |
| producer | a plant or other organism that makes its own food |
| adaptation | a body part or behavior that helps an organism meet its needs and survive in its environment |
| carnivore | a consumer that only eats other animals |
| consumer | an organism that obtains its food by eatings other organisms |
| herbivore | an organism that eats only plants and plant products |
| omnivore | a consumer that eats both plants and animals |
| bacteria | microscopic organisms found in all ecosystems. Some are decomposers |
| fungi | a group of organisms that includes mushrooms and molds |
| bristle | a short, stiff hair or a structure like a hair |
| decomposer | an organism that breaks down the dead bodies and wastes of other living things |
| ecosystem | all of the living and nonliving things in an area |
| microscopic | too small to be seen without the aid of a microscope |
| food chain | a series of organisms in which each organism is food for the next one in the series |
| energy | the ability to make things move or change |
| experiment | a carefully controlled test of a scientific idea |
| organism | a living things, such as a plant or an animal |
| thermal energy | the energy of the moving particles that make up matter |
| variable | anything that can change, or vary, in an experiment |
| camouflage | a coloring, pattern, or shape that helps an animal blend in with its surroundings |
| pellet | a little ball of undigested material, such as bones and fur, that a bird of prey coughs up |
| predator | an animal that hunts and eats other animals |
| prey | an animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals |
| energy pyramid | a model that shows the amount of energy available at each feeding level in an ecosystem |
| food web | a system of food chains that connect with each other. A food web may include all the interconnected food chains in an ecosystem |
| invasive species | a non-native species that is introduced into an ecosystem and causes harm |
| native species | a species that is naturally found in an ecosystem |
| symbiosis | when two different kinds of living things, like animals, plants, or fungi, live and work together for a long time, often helping each other survive |
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