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Ecosystem
ecosystem
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Plant Sciences
5th Grade
12/09/2012

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Co-exist
Definition
Living in the same environment
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condensation
Definition
change of a vapor of gas into a liquid
i.e. glass of lemonade
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Carnivores
Definition
Consumer that eats meat+
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Conservation
Definition
Sensible use of the earth's resources to avoid harming the enviorment
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deciduous
Definition
trees loose leaves in autumn/fall
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degrade
Definition
to make worse,harm
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estuary
Definition
where freshwater and saltwater meet (coastal area)
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eutrophication
Definition
increased nutrients in an ecosystem (i.e.too much fertilizer)
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germinate
Definition
the process of a seed beginning to sprout are beginning to grow into a plant
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herbivores
Definition
consumer that eats plants
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interdependence
Definition
the relationship between plants and animals in an ecosystem
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isopods
Definition
small animals with a segmented thorax, each part of the thorax has its own pair of legs
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niche
Definition
near surface (examples: coral reefs, tide pools, beaches, ocean floor)
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omnivores
Definition
consumers that eat both plants and animals
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pH
Definition
measured on a scale 0-14 where 7 is neutral (distilled water), 0-6 includes acid (orange juice) 7-14 includes basic (fertilizer, ammonia)
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Photosynthesis
Definition
Chemical process where plants make their own food
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precipitation
Definition
liquid and solid forms of water from the atmosphere
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Primary consumers
Definition
use plants for energy (anything that eats plants)
examples:insects, fish, lizards, mice, birds, deer
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Scavenger
Definition
feeds on dead organic matter that could have been killed by a predator
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Scavenger
Definition
feeds on dead organic matter that could have been killed by a predator
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variable
Definition
something in an experiment that can be changed
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