Science - Chapter B1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 System | A ________ is a group of parts that work together as a unit. |
| Open System | An ________ takes in things called inputs from outside the system and lets things leave called outputs. |
| Non Living | Systems are made up of both living and ________ things. |
| Carbon Dioxide | A tree is an open system because it takes in ________ as an input. |
| Oxygen | A tree is an open system because it releases ________ as an output. |
| Stability | ________ is a property of a system in balance. It means over tiime the changes in a system cancel each other. |
| Patterns | Most systems follow ________ which gives them stability. |
| Ecosystem | An ________ is a system made up of living things and their environment. |
| Food | Some ecosystems include many living things because it has lots of space, _________ and shelter. |
| Population | ________ is a group of the same species living in the same place at the same time. |
| Community | A ________ is a group of organisms living together and interacting. |
| Part Of | A population is ________ a community. |
| Habitat | A ________ is an environment that meets the needs of an organism. |
| Niche | An animal's ________ is their role in their habitat. |
| One Type | Too many animals of ________ may take too much out of a habitat. For example, too many rabbits will eat too much grass, reducing the grass in the ecosystem. |
| Salt Water | The kinds of plants that live in the mangrove swamp are limited by the ________. |
| Tropical Rain Forests & Coral Reefs | ________ are important because they are the home to thousands of unique species of living things and because they provide many resources. |
| Food Chain | The three levels of a ________ are producers, consumers and decomposers. |
| Producers | ________ make their own food. Example: Plants |
| Consumers | ________ eat other living things for energy. Example: Animals |
| Decomposers | ________ breakdown dead plant or animals for food. Example: Bacteria, Fungi |
| Energy Pyramid | An ________ is a diagram that shows how food energy is passed from one organism to another along a food chain. |
| Food Web | A ________ is a diagram that shows how food chains connect and overlap. |
| Climate | A ________ is the average weather over a long period of time. |
| Diversity | ________ is a variety of plants and animals. Examples: Tropical Rain Forests, Coral Reefs |
| Salinity | ________ is the amount of salt in something. |
| Intertidal Zone | The ________ is a narrow strip that is covered with water during high tides. |
| Near-Shore Zone | The ________ is a shallow area of water that provides a habitat for many organisms. |
| Open-Ocean Zone | The ________ is the deepest part of the ocean. |
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