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science ecosystem vocab
Question | Answer |
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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 |