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LS.5.2 Understand the interdependence of plants and animals within their ecosystem.
LS.5.2.1 Engage in argument from evidence to compare the characteristics of several common ecosystems (including estuaries and salt marshes, oceans, lakes and ponds, rivers and streams, forests, and grasslands) in terms of their ability to support a variety of populations.
LS.5.2.2 Use models to classify organisms within an ecosystem according to the function they serve: producers, consumers, or decomposers.
LS.5.2.3 Use models to infer the effects that may result from the interconnected relationships of plants and animals to their ecosystem.
Ecosystems (Biomes)
Ecosystems (Biomes)
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Ecosystems - Biomes Vocabulary Study Guide
Ecosystems - Biomes Vocabulary Study Guide
abiotic factor: nonliving part of an ecosystem
abiotic factor: nonliving part of an ecosystem
aquatic ecosystem: water based ecosystem, includes marine [oceans, estuaries, coral reefs and coastal] and freshwater [wetlands, lentic (slow/still water), and lotic (fast moving water)]
aquatic ecosystem: water based ecosystem, includes marine [oceans, estuaries, coral reefs and coastal] and freshwater [wetlands, lentic (slow/still water), and lotic (fast moving water)]
biotic factor: living part of an ecosystem; an organism
biotic factor: living part of an ecosystem; an organism
biome: a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms
biome: a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms
climate: the average weather pattern of a region
climate: the average weather pattern of a region
deciduous forest: biome with many kinds of trees that lose their leaves each autumn
deciduous forest: biome with many kinds of trees that lose their leaves each autumn
desert: sandy or rocky biome with little precipitation and few plants
desert: sandy or rocky biome with little precipitation and few plants
ecosystems: an area made of living and nonliving factors
ecosystems: an area made of living and nonliving factors
grasslands: a biome where grasses, not trees, are the main plant life
grasslands: a biome where grasses, not trees, are the main plant life
lake: large body of lentic water surrounded by land
lake: large body of lentic water surrounded by land
rainforest: thick evergreen tropical forest that receives heavy rainfall
rainforest: thick evergreen tropical forest that receives heavy rainfall
terrestrial ecosystem: land based system of biotic and abiotic factors
terrestrial ecosystem: land based system of biotic and abiotic factors
tundra: treeless biome that is windy, relatively dry, and has cold arctic temperatures often high up in the mountain
tundra: treeless biome that is windy, relatively dry, and has cold arctic temperatures often high up in the mountain
taiga: a coniferous forest biome with cold temperatures
taiga: a coniferous forest biome with cold temperatures
Organism Interactions
Organism Interactions
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Ecosystems - Organism Interactions Vocabulary Study Guide
Ecosystems - Organism Interactions Vocabulary Study Guide
carnivore: an animal that consumes other animals; meat eater
carnivore: an animal that consumes other animals; meat eater
competition: the demand for a resource by two or more organisms
competition: the demand for a resource by two or more organisms
consumer: any animal that consumes plants or eats other plant-eating animals
consumer: any animal that consumes plants or eats other plant-eating animals
decomposer: a living thing that gets energy by breaking down wastes and dead plants and animals; (also called detrivore)
decomposer: a living thing that gets energy by breaking down wastes and dead plants and animals; (also called detrivore)
energy pyramid: a model that shows how the amount of energy changes as energy moves through a food chain or food web
energy pyramid: a model that shows how the amount of energy changes as energy moves through a food chain or food web
food chain: a model that shows the path of energy from one living thing to the next
food chain: a model that shows the path of energy from one living thing to the next
food web: several food chains that connect and are interdependent
food web: several food chains that connect and are interdependent
habitat: an area in which an organism naturally lives; an organism’s home
habitat: an area in which an organism naturally lives; an organism’s home
herbivore: an animal that consumes only plants; plant eater (vegan)
herbivore: an animal that consumes only plants; plant eater (vegan)
omnivore: an animal that consumes both plants and animals; plant & meat eater
omnivore: an animal that consumes both plants and animals; plant & meat eater
predator: animals that hunt other animals
predator: animals that hunt other animals
prey: animals that are hunted by other animals
prey: animals that are hunted by other animals
producer: living things that make their own food (like plants, algae)
producer: living things that make their own food (like plants, algae)
symbiosis: a relationship between two different organisms that lasts over time
symbiosis: a relationship between two different organisms that lasts over time
Part 2
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LS.5.3 Understand some characteristics of an organism are inherited and other characteristics are acquired.
LS.5.3.1 Ask questions to compare instincts and learned behaviors.
LS.5.3.2 Ask questions to compare inherited and acquired traits.
Genetics & Heredity
Genetics & Heredity
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