O’neill Sea Odyssey Vocabulary
(Ocean Science)
1. CLARITY ____
2. ENERGY FLOW ____
3. LARVAE ____
4. PHYTOPLANKTON _____
5. ZOOPLANKTON _____
6. PRODUCER _____
7. CONSUMER_____
8. DECOMPOSER _____
9. ORGANISM _____
10. ADAPTATION_____
11. CONSERVATION_____
12. DEGRADABLE _____
13. ACID RAIN _____
14. SANCTUARY_____
15. ECOLOGY _____
16. ECOSYSTEM _____
17. FOOD CHAIN ____
18. FOOD WEB____
19. HABITAT ____
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A. Plant plankton
PLANKTON – Aquatic organisms that drift with the current or have limited
swimming abilities
B. Animal plankton
ranging from microscopic larval sea stars to huge jellyfish
C. Materials that
decompose by the action of bacteria
D. The movement of energy
from the sun through living organisms in a food web
E. The immature juvenile form of an animal
F. All living things including people, animals, plants, bacteria
and fungi
G. The study of living things in relation to one another and
their environment
H. An interacting community of animals and plants that depend
upon each other and their environment for survival
I. A distinct feature of
an animal that allows it to survive more easily in its environment
J. An organism that
breaks down the substance of dead organisms. Mushrooms and bacteria are
decomposers
K. The wise use of
natural resources
L. Any organism that
feeds on other plants or animals
M. Organisms that convert
light energy to chemical energy (phytoplankton, plants)
N. Measurement of the
amount of solids suspended in a liquid; how clear or cloudy a liquid is
O. A safe place of refuge
and protection
P. The physical place
where an organism
Q. A group
of interlinked food chains
R. A transfer of food energy
from one organism to another
S. Rain that contains
dissolved pollutants
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These are some of the many
vocabulary words we will be discussing this week! These will be the only words you will be
tested on.
Monday- Definitions- you may write the letter of correct definition
this week!
Tuesday- Crossword
Wednesday- Word sort (based on part of speech, topic relations,
syllables etc.)
Thursday- Study for test
Friday - Feildtrip and Test
O’neill Sea Odyssey Vocabulary (Ocean Science)
1. CLARITY–
Measurement of the amount of solids suspended in a liquid; how clear or cloudy
a liquid is
2. ENERGY FLOW
– The movement of energy from the sun through living organisms in a food web
3. LARVAE –
The immature juvenile form of an animal
4.
PHYTOPLANKTON – Plant plankton PLANKTON – Aquatic organisms that drift with the
current or have limited swimming abilities
5. ZOOPLANKTON
– Animal plankton ranging from microscopic larval sea stars to huge jellyfish
6. PRODUCER –
Organisms that convert light energy to chemical energy (phytoplankton, plants)
7. CONSUMER –
Any organism that feeds on other plants or animals
8. DECOMPOSER
– An organism that breaks down the substance of dead organisms. Mushrooms and
bacteria are decomposers
9. ORGANISM – All living things including
people, animals, plants, bacteria and fungi
10.
ADAPTATION– A distinct feature of an animal that allows it to survive more
easily in its environment
11.
CONSERVATION – The wise use of natural resources
12. DEGRADABLE
– Materials that decompose by the action of bacteria
13. ACID RAIN
– Rain that contains dissolved pollutants
14. SANCTUARY
– A safe place of refuge and protection
15. ECOLOGY – The study of living things in
relation to one another and their environment
16. ECOSYSTEM – An interacting community of
animals and plants that depend upon each other and their environment for survival
17. FOOD CHAIN
– A transfer of food energy from one organism to another
18. FOOD WEB –
A group of interlinked food chains
19. HABITAT-
The physical place where an organism
