1. Science Ecology Review Terms
Goal: Review the following terms for a vocabulary assessment on Friday.

2. Ecosystem
Definition: the community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving surroundings
Example: Lake in New England

3. Habitat
Definition: an environment that provides the things an organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce
Example: Butterfly Garden

4. Biotic Factor Definition: A living part of an organism’s habitat
Example: Turtle, plant, snail shell

5. Abiotic Factor Defintion: a nonliving part of an organism’s habitat
Example: Air,water, the sun

6. Population
Kid Friendly Definition: all the members of one species in a particular area
Example: Humans on a beach

7. Organism
Kid Friendly Definition: A living thing
Example: Cougar

8. Interdependent
Kid Friendly Definition: relying or depending on each other
Example: bee needs the flower for nectar and the flower needs to bee for cross pollination

9. Environmental Features
Kid Friendly Definition: Parts of an environment that help an organism survive
Example: glaciers

10. Community
Kid Friendly Definition: all the different populations that live together in an area
Example: different organisms living in the same ecosystem

11. How do living organisms use their environment to survive?
Answer: They use the environment for food, water, and shelter.
Example: giraffe drinking water

12. List 5 Environmental Features
Answer:
*glaciers
*Rock formations
*bodies of water - salt water ocean, pond, river, etc.
*rocky sea scape
*sand dunes

13. How do abiotic features help support life?
Answer:
Water (organisms use to drink and provide a habitat)
*Sunlight (plants use for photosynthesis)
*Oxygen (organisms use to breathe)
*Temperature (cold blooded organisms use to heat their body)
*Soil (plants use to gain nutrients)

14. How are Biotic Factors and Abiotic Factors interdependent?
Answer:
water - animals drink it or live in it / animals take the water into their bodies and release it in a different location, so they help to move water
        *sunlight - plants need it for photosynthesis / plants take the sun's energy and change it into a form of energy that is usable by animals
        *oxygen - organisms use it to breathe / animals breathe out carbon dioxide which is a necessary ingredient for photosynthesis so the plant can make more oxygen
        *soil - animals use soil for their homes / animals add nutrients to the soil and help mix the nutrients into the soil