6th Grade Ecology Study

Sixth Grade Ecology Unit Vocabulary

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Ecology
The study of the interaction of living things and the nonliving things in their environment
Biotic Factors
The living things in an ecosystem
Abiotic Factors
The nonliving things that affect the living things in an ecosystem
Organism
The general term used for any living thing
Characteristics of All Living Things
Reproduce Grow Need Water Need "Food" Respond to Stimuli Exchange Gases "Breathe" Eliminate Waste Made of Cells
Producer
An organism that makes its own food through the process of photosynthesis
Consumer
An organism that gets its food energy by eating other organisms
Decomposer
An organism that gets its food energy by eating dead organisms
Photosynthesis
The process of converting carbon dioxide, water + sunlight to create food energy for a plant