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ECO spelling 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 containing a small fish habitat |
| consumer | organism that eats other organisms for food |
| duckweed | an aquatic plant that floats on the water |
| ecosystem | the interaction of living and nonliving things |
| elodea | submerged freshwater perrennial |
| environment | the natural surroundings of living things |
| experiment | to test something to see what happens |
| germination | the act of developing into a plant from a seed |
| isopod | any of a large order of small crustaceans (as a wood louse) with a thorax made up of seven segments of which each bears a pair of legs |
| material | substance out of which something is made |
| mosquito fish | any of several fishes that feed on mosquito larvae, as Gambusia affinis, found in the southeastern U.S., now introduced into other parts of the world for mosquito control. |
| natural | not produced artificially; genuine |
| observe | to watch or study intently |
| organism | a living single-or- multi celled individual |
| pollution | harmful substances in the environment |
| producer | an organism capable of making its own food |
| terrarium | a glass enclosure for plants or animals |