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Grade 6 Unit A Ch 4
Scott Foresman 6th Science Unit A Ch 4 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Carnivore | A consumer that eats only animals. |
| Competition | A situation in which two or more organisms attempt to use the same resource. |
| Energy pyramid | A model that shows how energy is used in a food chain or an ecosystem. |
| Pollution | Anything produced that harms the environment |
| Herbivore | A consumer that eats only plants or other producers. |
| Omnivore | A consumer that eats both producers and consumers. |
| Decomposer | An organism that obtains energy by consuming dead organisms and the wastes of living organisms. |
| Respiration | Energy producing process in which a cell combines oxygen with sugars and gives off carbon dioxide and water. |
| Taiga | Forest biome characterized by trees that lose their leaves each year |
| Tundra | The northernmost and coldest biome. |
| Permafrost | Ground that is permanently frozen. |
| Biome | Large geographic region with a particular kind of climate and community. |
| Estuary | Place where fresh water from rivers or streams mixes with saltwater from the ocean. |
| tropical rainforest | Biome that has much rainfall and high temperatures all year |
| Desert | Biome with little rainfall and usually high daytime temperatures |
| Saltwater Biome | Water biome with high salt content |
| Freshwater Biome | Water biome that has a low salt content |
| Temperate Deciduous Forest | Forest biome characterized by trees that lose their leaves each year |
| Grassland | Biome characterized by few trees and many grasses |
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