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Quiz 11-17 5th
Vocabulary quiz 5th grade 11-17
Term | Definition |
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Competition | the struggle of organisms for the same resources needed for survival |
Food chain | a series of steps by which energy moves from one type of living thing to another |
Ecology | the study of organisms and their interactions with one another and with the physical and chemical environment around them |
Food web | a diagram that combines many food chains into one diagram. It is used to see how different food chains are connected in an ecosystem. |
Symbiosis | a long-term relationship between two different organisms |
Environment | all of the conditions surrounding an organism. These conditions meet the needs of the organism |
Nutrition | needing food and or minerals for respiration |
Reproduce | the ability to make offspring. This keeps the species in existence |
Sensitive | responding and reacting to the environment |
Growth | becoming larger or stronger |
Excrete | getting rid of waste |
Movement | the ability to move |
Regulation | limits that are put on how many animals a person can hunt or fish for |
Glucose | a sugar that is an important energy source for living organisms |
Carrying capacity | the number of organisms that can live in a habitat |