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Camp Kanuga Words
Wilson Hall - Camp Kanuga Words - 6th Grade
Question | Answer |
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Sheds its leacves all at once + grows them back. Trees that continually loses their leaves; always green | Deciduous/Evergreen |
Organisms that live on dead trees : FBI (fungus, bacteria, insects) | Decomposers |
a key used to identify trees | Dichotomous Key |
washing or blowing away of dirt + soil | erosion |
place where plants and animals live | habitat |
vessels that carry food + nutrients from the leaves to the rest of the tree | phloem |
a process by which the plants make food out of sunlight, nurtients, & water | photosynthesis |
spreads seeds around by animals, wind, & water | seed dispersal |
how a forest changes over time | succession |
animals that are active during the day | diurnal |
a vessel that takes water from the roots to parts of the tree | xylem |
lower part of the food chain affecting the higher one | biomagnifications |
animals that don'r produce their own food, so they have to eat other animals | consumers |
study of the interaction between organisms in an ecosystem | ecology |
a cycle of livings consuming to survive | Food Chain/Web |
Animals that hunt prey; animals that are hunted by prey | predator/prey |
organisms that make their own food | producers |
material that will decompose naturally | biodegradable |
system of living things | eco |
study of | ology |
changes to survive or fit into the enviroment | adaptions |
to break down into groups according to specific characteristics | classifacation |
fight to survive | competition |
system of plants & animals (organisms) according to the location | ecosystem |
place where animals live | habitat |
the roll an animal plays in the enviroment | niche |
circle of life | biosphere |
when living plants & animals grow well in certain area; the plants and animals that live in a certain CLIMATE | biome |
plants | flora |
animal | fauna |
type of bird | raptor |
changes made to suit a certain enviroment | adaptions |
see color during the day (light) | cones (eyes) |
physical image seen in your mind | imagination |
seeing in the dark | night vision |
animals that come out at night | nocturnal |
see different shades of grey during the night | rods (eye) |
made by friction | triboluminescence |
a chemical reaction in plants & some animals | biominescence |
to rig something properly; in rockclimbing it means "am I safe?" | belay |
in rockclimbing "you are safe" | belay on |
tells degree & direction | compass |
teamwork; working together | cooperation |
food left on the plate that is not eaten; plate waist | food waste |
aroup of straps you wear to climb to keep you from falling | harness |
waiter/waitress | hopper |
2 steps | pace |
rock mine | quarry |
to come down from or descend while climbing | repel |
fruits & vegetables collected and stored to create mulch | compost |