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Environmental Change
5.9C-Environmental Changes
Term | Definition |
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Organism | Living thing. |
Change | To become or make different. |
Environment | The living and non‐living things around an organism. |
Vegetation | Plant life in an ecosystem. |
Increase | To become greater in number, size, strength, or quality. |
Population | All the living things belonging to a group who live in the same area. |
Decrease | To lessen in number, size, strength, or quality. |
Grazers | Animals that continuously feed on growing grasses (such as cattle or sheep). |
Carrying Capacity | Size of population that an environment can support and feed. |
Impact | Direct change or effect. |
Food Web | Multiple food chains connected to show the path of food energy in an ecosystem. |
Producer (Plant) | Uses sunlight to make its own food for energy. |
Decomposer | Breaks down dead organisms, waste, and non‐ living materials for energy. |
Food Chain | Straight path of food energy from one organism to another in an ecosystem. |
Omnivore | Animal that gets energy by eating BOTH plants and animals. |
Herbivore | Animal that gets energy by eating ONLY plants. |
Carnivore | An animal that gets energy by eating ONLY other animals. |