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| living (BIO) elements of an organism's surroundings; a living part of an ecosystem (plants, animals) |
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| nonliving (A+BIO) elements of an organism's surroundings; a nonliving part of an ecosystem (sunlight, rain, temperature) |
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| the part of the earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere that supports life (BIO=life, SPHERE= round) |
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| the study (-LOGY) of relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms |
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| a form of life (animal, plant, fungus) composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes |
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| a proposition suggested as an explanation for something; a hypothesis is *tested* through experiments |
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| tested propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used to explain something |
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| What are the 7 life processes for animals? |
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Movement, Reproduction, Sensitivity
Nutrition, Excretion, Respiration
Growth (Mrs. Nerg) |
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| a major regional or global biotic community, characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate (for example, grassland, desert, jungle) |
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| a symbiotic relationship in which one organism derives benefit while causing no harm to the other |
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| a symbiotic relationship in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed |
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| a symbiotic relationship in which each of the organisms benefits |
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| a close, prolonged association between two or more different organisms of different species |
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| the passage and recycling of carbon through the plantary biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere. |
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| process by which plants converst sunlight and carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose (used for energy, starch, cellulose, etc.). Photosynthesis gave us not only food, but the atmosphere we breathe. |
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