1. 5.9A Vocabulary

2. Ecosystem
A community of living and nonliving things in their natural environment

3. Living Element (biotic)
Part of an ecosystem like a plant that requires energy to survive and has basic needs that must be met

4. Nonliving Element (abiotic)
Part of an ecosystem that is not living such as sunlight, air, water, soil

5. Organism
A single living thing

6. Interact
To come together and have an effect on each other

7. thrive
To flourish or live

8. perish
To die

9. Terrestrial
Living on land

10. Aquatic
Living in water