GLOSSARY
Artificial: made
as an imitation of a genuine article.
Balance: a state
of equilibrium to be equal, proportional.
Carbon Dioxide:
gas in air used by plants in photosynthesis.
Carnivore: an
animal that feeds only on other animals.
Celsius: a temperature
scale in which 0° is the freezing point and 100° is the boiling point.
Chlorophyll:
Substance in plants which makes them green and allows photosynthesis to take place.
Classify:
arranging or distributing objects in classes according to some method or
system.
Community: a
group of plants and animals living in one place.
Compare: to
examine for similarities and differences.
Confine: to keep
within boundaries.
Consequences:
results of actions.
Consumer: any
organism that eats something else.
Data: facts or
information collected for analysis.
Decompose:
convert dead matter into gases to be released in the air, soil, and water.
Ecologist: a
scientist who studies ecosystems and their relationship to each other.
Ecosystem: the
interaction between living and non living parts of a community.
Ecology: the
study of ecosystems and their relationship to each other.
Enemies:
something that can act harmful against another.
Energy: ability
to carry out daily activities.
Environment: the
sum of surrounding things and conditions.
Exist: survive.
Fahrenheit: a
temperature scale in which 32° is the freezing point and 212° is the boiling
point.
Food Chain: a
series of organisms interrelated by their feeding habitats.
Food Web: a
series of interrelated food chains.
Habitat: a place
where a plant or animal lives.
Herbivore: an
animal that feeds only plants.
Identify: to
confirm the identity of.
Insect: a large
group of segmented invertebrate, body divided into three parts (head, thorax,
and abdomen) 3 pairs of legs.
Life Cycle:
sequence of stages of growth in the life of an organism (egg to adult).
Living Things:
anything that reproduces, grows, or needs food.
Moisture:
condensed liquid such as water.
Non-living thing:
anything that does not reproduce, grow, or need food.
Observe: to see
or notice.
Omnivore: an
animal that feeds on both plants and animals.
Organism: any
form of plant and animal life.
Photosynthesis:
process by which a plant with its chlorophyll uses the sun’s light, carbon
dioxide and water to make its own food.
Population: the
number of people living in any one place.
Plot: a small
area of ground.
Predicting:
making a forecast of what future events may occur.
Protect: to cover
or shield from danger.
Reproduce: the
process by which organisms create offspring.
Resources: a
source of supplies held in reserve.
Scavenger: an
animal that feeds on dead organisms.
Senses:
understanding the environment.
Surface: the
outside face of an object.
Suspect: to
believe to be questionable.
Terrarium: an
artificial environment containing living and nonliving material.
Thermometer: an
instrument used to measure temperature.
Transient: a
living thing found traveling between communities.
Trowel: a hand
trowel, having a scoop like blade used in gardening.
Underground:
beneath the surface of the ground.