Chapter 1 - Eco Sytems Flashcards
Adapt
To change in order to fit a new situation or use
Aquarium
A water-filled glass or plastic container where organisms can live and be observed
Aquatic
Living in water
Cerci
A spiny organ that sticks out the rear end of the cricket. Crickets have 2 spines.
Classify
To group things together because they share one or more properties
Conclusion
A decision that U.S. Based on observation or on a study of data
Consumer
An organism that feeds on other organisms or organic matter because it cannot make its own food
Controlled experiment
A scientific investigation in which one variable is changed and all others are kept the same or constant
Data
Information such as that gathered during an experiment
Disrupt
To upset the development movement or organization of someone or something
Ecosystem
A community that includes all the living and non living things found in a certain area
Environment
Everything that surrounds an organism and influences it
Exoskeleton
A hard supporting or protective structure on the outside of the body of an insect or other animal
Experiment
A procedure that is carried out to investigate a scientific question
Fossil fuels
Fuels formed from plant or animal remains - coal gas and oil are examples
Gravid spot
Black spot on the side of the body of a female fish that is carrying offspring within its body
Habitat
A place that is natural for an organism to live
Isopod
A small animal with a segmented thorax. Each part of the thorax has its own pair if legs. These are crustaceans
Organism
A living thing
Ovipositor
An organ that the female cricket uses to put her eggs in the ground
Photosynthesis
The process by which green plants and blue-green algae in the presence of light make food out of carbon dioxide and water
Pollutant
Anything that spreads harmful or unpleasant substances into the air water or ground
Producer
An organism that can make its own food through the process of photosynthesis
Respiration
The processes by which an organism takes in and processes oxygen and releases carbon dioxide
Scavenger
An organism that eats dead of decaying organic matter. These are also known as decomposers
Terrarium
A closed glass or plastic container where a organisms can live and be observed
Terrestrial
Of or related to land
Thorax
The middle segment of an insect
Trade-off
The act of giving up one thing in order to get another
Water pollution
Condition that exists when harmful materials have entered the water and made it harmful to organisms
Water shed
An area of land that is drained by a stream air river and its branches
Acid Rain
Rain that is contaminated with pollutants such as sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide gases
