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SCI/SP ecosystems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ecosystem | the interaction of living things and non living things |
| Germination | the act of developing into a plant from a seed |
| Aquarium | a water tank containing a small fish habitat |
| terrarium | glass enclosure for plants or animals |
| Producer | an organism capable of making its own food |
| Consumer | organism that eats other organisms for food |
| material | substance out of which something is made |
| Duck weed | an aquatic plant that floats on the water |
| algae | any plant or plantlike organism (as a seaweed) that includes forms mostly growing in water, lacking a system of vessels for carrying fluids |
| organism | a living single or multi celled individual |
| pollution | harmful substances in the environment |
| experiment | test something to see what happens |
| Observe | to watch or study intently |
| dependence | reliance or need for a person or thing |
| natural | not produced artificially: genuine |
| environment | the natural surroundings of living things |
| 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 |
| cricket | a winged insect that chirps and jumps |
| mosquito fish | fishes any of several fishes that feed on mosquito larvae |
| elodea | submerged fresh water perennial |