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Unit A Chapter 4 Lessons 1-4 TEST!
April 1, 2010
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Science
5th Grade
03/30/2010

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ecosystem
Definition
all the living and nonliving parts in an area
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food web
Definition
a combination of all the food chains in a community
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What are the stages of the water cycle?
Definition
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!!!!!!
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ecology
Definition
the study of the relationships among living and nonliving parts of an area
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habitat
Definition
the place where a species lives
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niche
Definition
the role of a species in an ecosystem
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population
Definition
all of the members of one species that live in the same area
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community
Definition
all the populations living a together in one area
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photosynthesis
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the process in which plants use sunlight to make sugar from water and carbon dioxide
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producer
Definition
an organism that uses sunlight to make sugar from water and carbon dioxide
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consumer
Definition
an organism that consumes other organisms for food
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scavenger
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an animal that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
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decomposer
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an organism that helps to break down and decay dead organisms and the wastes of living organisms
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