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science ecosystem vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| algea | any plant or plantlike organism (as a seaweed) that includes forms mostly growing in water, lacking a system of vessels for carrying fluids, and often having chlorophyll masked by brown or red coloring matter |
| aquarium | a water tank housing aquatic animals and plants |
| consumer | organisms that eat other organisms for food |
| cricket | a winged animal that chirps and jumps |
| dependence | relliance or need for a person or thing |
| duckweed | an aquatic plant that floats on the water |
| ecosystem | the interaction of living and nonliving things |
| elodea | submerged fresh water perrinnial |
| enviroment | the natural surroundings of living things |
| experiment | test something to see what happens |
| germination | the act of delveloping into a plant from a seed |
| isopod | any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling |
| material | substance out of which something is made |
| mosquito fish | a small livebearing fish that is found in ponds and lakes |
| natural | not produced artifically genuine |
| observe | to watch or study intently |
| organism | a living single or multi celled indivual |
| pollution | harmful substances in the enviroment |
| producer | an organsm capable of making its own food |
| terrarium | a glass enclosure for small animals and plants |