ECOSYSTEMS
Water Cycle: the movement of water between Earth’s surface and atmosphere
atmosphere: the mixture of gases and dust that surrounds Earth
energy: the ability to make things move or change
evaporation: the change from a liquid to water vapor (gas)
transpiration: the process of plants giving off water through stomata in leaves; water evaporating from plant leaves
condensation: the change from water vapor to a liquid
precipitation: water that falls from a cloud in the atmosphere in the form of rain, snow, hail, or sleet
runoff: excess water that the ground cannot absorb; flows over the land surfaces into bodies of water.
collection: when precipitation accumulates in a body of water, in the ground, or as runoff to a body of water
Ecosystem: all living and non-living things in an environment
Biotic: living parts
Ex: human, animals, tree, bacteria
Abiotic: non-living parts
Ex: cloud, rocks, minerals, air, sun
Producer: organism that produces its own food, using energy from the sun (photosynthesis)
Ex: plants, algae
Photosynthesis: the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use energy from sunlight to make their own food
Consumer: organism that relies on other organisms for food
Ex: fox, wolf, human
Decomposer: organism that gets energy by breaking down nutrients in dead organisms
Ex: vulture
Herbivore: an animal that eats only plants
Ex: deer, rabbit
Carnivore: an animal that eats only other animals
Ex: lion, hawk
Omnivore: eats both plants and animals
Ex: bear, cat
Population: a group of organisms of the same species living in the same place
Ex: the number of deer that live in Willow Spring, NC
Community: made up of all the populations that live in the same area
Ex: the number of animals (the population of deer, fox, dogs, cats, etc) that live in Willow Spring, NC
Habitat: the physical space used by a population = home
Ex: bear
Prey: organism that is eaten / hunted
Ex: fish
Limiting Factors: nonliving (abiotic) resources (light, water, soil) that limit the # of organisms living in an ecosystem
Food Chain: shows path of energy as it flows from one organism to another
Ex: grass à mouse à snake à hawk
Food Web: diagram of several connected food chains
Quizlets:
Water Cycle
Ecosystem
HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS
Heredity/Genetics
Nervous System
Skeletal and Muscular System
Respiratory System
Digestive System Vocabulary
Circulatory System
Water Cycle: the movement of water between Earth’s surface and atmosphere
atmosphere: the mixture of gases and dust that surrounds Earth
energy: the ability to make things move or change
evaporation: the change from a liquid to water vapor (gas)
transpiration: the process of plants giving off water through stomata in leaves; water evaporating from plant leaves
condensation: the change from water vapor to a liquid
precipitation: water that falls from a cloud in the atmosphere in the form of rain, snow, hail, or sleet
runoff: excess water that the ground cannot absorb; flows over the land surfaces into bodies of water.
collection: when precipitation accumulates in a body of water, in the ground, or as runoff to a body of water
Ecosystem: all living and non-living things in an environment
Biotic: living parts
Ex: human, animals, tree, bacteria
Abiotic: non-living parts
Ex: cloud, rocks, minerals, air, sun
Producer: organism that produces its own food, using energy from the sun (photosynthesis)
Ex: plants, algae
Photosynthesis: the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use energy from sunlight to make their own food
Consumer: organism that relies on other organisms for food
Ex: fox, wolf, human
Decomposer: organism that gets energy by breaking down nutrients in dead organisms
- “recyclers” because they return nutrients to soil
- Ex: earthworms
Ex: vulture
Herbivore: an animal that eats only plants
Ex: deer, rabbit
Carnivore: an animal that eats only other animals
Ex: lion, hawk
Omnivore: eats both plants and animals
Ex: bear, cat
Population: a group of organisms of the same species living in the same place
Ex: the number of deer that live in Willow Spring, NC
Community: made up of all the populations that live in the same area
Ex: the number of animals (the population of deer, fox, dogs, cats, etc) that live in Willow Spring, NC
Habitat: the physical space used by a population = home
- Includes living and nonliving parts
- Includes habitat, climate he lives in, when & what they eat
Ex: bear
Prey: organism that is eaten / hunted
Ex: fish
Limiting Factors: nonliving (abiotic) resources (light, water, soil) that limit the # of organisms living in an ecosystem
Food Chain: shows path of energy as it flows from one organism to another
Ex: grass à mouse à snake à hawk
Food Web: diagram of several connected food chains
- Arrow follows the path of energy SO the arrow points towards the eater
Quizlets:
Water Cycle
Ecosystem
HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS
Heredity/Genetics
Nervous System
Skeletal and Muscular System
Respiratory System
Digestive System Vocabulary
Circulatory System
WEATHER
Heat Transfer
Weather Terms
Clouds
Water Cycle
Wind, Air Pressure, Precipitation
Weather Instruments
FORCE AND MOTION
Force and Motion