Ecosystem Vocabulary

Ecosystem Vocabulary

1. investigate- v. to study or research a subject to discover facts and information

2. variable- n.  a factor that is changeable

3. habitat- n. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism 

4. ecosystem- n. a community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

5. ecologist- n. a person who studies the interactions of organisms and their environment

6. biologist –n.  the study of living organisms

7. biotic- adj. living (things)

8. abiotic- adj. non living (things)  (physical)

9. detritus- n. waste or debris

10. salinity- n.  saltiness

11. food web- n.  a system of interdependent food chains (transferring energy)

12. producer- n.  organisms that can produce their own food by photosynthesizing (plants and algae)

13. consumer-n. organisms that obtain food by eating other organisms

14. organism- an individual animal, plant or any life form

15.  kelp- n.  a large brown seaweed

Homework MONDAY  8/31= Definitions TUESDAY  9/1 = Definitions WEDNESDAY 9/2=  Drawings for 10 words THURSDAY 9/3 = crossword

MONDAY   9/7= NO SCHOOL TUESDAY  9/9=  = Sentences part 2 WEDNESDAY  9/10= Sentences part 1 THURSDAY 9/11= Study FRIDAY  9/12= Vocabulary Test