science ecology review terms goal: review the following terms for a vocabulary assessment on friday
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Ecosystem Definition: the
community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving surroundings
Example: Lake in New England
Habitat Definition: an
environment that provides the things an organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce
Example: Butterfly Garden
Biotic Factor Definition:
A living part of an organism’s habitat
Example: Turtle, plant, snail shell
Population Kid Friendly
Definition: all the members of one species in a particular area
Example: Humans on a beach
Interdependent Kid Friendly
Definition: relying or depending on each other
Example: bee needs the flower for nectar and the flower needs to bee for cross pollination
Environmental Features Kid Friendly
Definition: Parts of an environment that help an organism survive
Example: glaciers
Community Kid Friendly
Definition: all the different populations that live together in an area
Example: different organisms living in the same ecosystem
How do living organisms use their environment to survive? Answer: They use
the environment for food, water, and shelter.
Example: giraffe drinking water
List 5 Environmental Features Answer: *glaciers *Rock formations *bodies of water -
salt water ocean, pond, river, etc.
*rocky sea scape *sand dunes
How do abiotic features help support life? Answer: Water (organisms use to
drink and provide a habitat)
*Sunlight (plants use for photosynthesis)
*Oxygen (organisms use to breathe)
*Temperature (cold blooded organisms use to heat their body)
*Soil (plants use to gain nutrients)
How are Biotic Factors and Abiotic Factors interdependent? Answer: water - animals drink it or live in it /
animals take the water into their bodies and release it in a different location, so they help to move water
*sunlight - plants need it for photosynthesis / plants take the sun's energy and change it into a form of energy that is usable by animals
*oxygen - organisms use it to breathe / animals breathe out carbon dioxide which is a necessary ingredient for photosynthesis so the plant can make more oxygen
*soil - animals use soil for their homes / animals add nutrients to the soil and help mix the nutrients into the soil
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