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Sci Ecosystem Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an organism that breaks down droppings or dead organisms | decomposer |
| a scientist who studies ecosystems | ecologist |
| the ability to make things move or change | energy |
| all the living and nonliving things in an area | environment |
| information that supports an answer to a question | evidence |
| a diagram that shows what eats what in an ecosystem | food web |
| the use of evidence to say why one idea is the best | argument |
| a proposed answer to a question | claim |
| observations or measurements recorded in an investigation | data |
| the stuff that things are made of | matter |
| something scientist make to answer questions about the real world | model |
| a group of atoms joined together in a particular way | molecule |
| something taken in by plants and animals that helps them grow | nutrient |
| to use any of the five senses to gather information about something | observe |
| a living thing such as a plant or an animal | organism |
| the process of returning something to its original condition by fixing or repairing it | restoration |
| a mixture of rocks, water, air, parts of dead organisms, and tiny living organisms | soil |
| to put together multiple pieces of information in order to understand something | synthesize |