STAAR Ecosystem Vocabulary Review

A living thing

Reproduction means to generate offspring.

An offspring is a new organisms that comes from parents that have reproduced.

A strong natural action that does not require learning; example: migration, crying

The stage of complete metamorphosis which the organism is inactive as newbody parts are forming

A group of living things sharing an environment

Apart of the ecosystem that is not living, such as sunlight, air ,water,and soil.

A type of development consisting of four distinct stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult

A food web is a connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem.

Thrive means to grow strong and multiply or reproduce.

An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms

Energy is not transferred from organism to organism in a food chain

Perish means to die or be destroyed.

A food chain is the path of food energy from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

Diversity is having a variety of many different types.

Pollen is a fine, powdery substance transferred between certain plants during reproduction

Any characteristic that helps a plant or animal survive in its surroundings

All the living things that belong to the same group and live in the same area

To stay alive

Carrying capacity is the population size that an environment can feed and support.

An organism that gets energy by eating dead organisms, nonliving materials, or waste

The role an organism plays in its environment

The stage of complete metamorphosis during which an organism resembles a worm.

A characteristic of an organism

An organism that hunts and feeds on another organism.

Animal behavior that develops from observation or instruction rather than inherited.

A pattern is an action that doesn't repeats itself.

A part of an ecosystem like a plant or animal that requires energy to survive & has basic needs

An ecosystem is a community of living and nonliving things in their natural environment.

To guess or say what will happen

A gas produced by animals during respiration that plants use to make food, water, and oxygen

The resemblance of an organism to another organism or its surroundings for survival.

An organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy

Characteristics that blend in with the surrounding environment and increase chances of survival

Struggle to survive, due to other organisms needing the same resources.

The act of making something new such as offspring.

Nocturnal is the act of being active at night.

The beginning of all food chains and food webs

A community of living and nonliving things in their natural environment

Stage of incomplete metamorphosis in which an insect resembles a smaller version of an adult.

First stage of the life cycle of many organisms, including birds, reptiles, fish,and insects.

A fully grown organism that can reproduce

Growth is an increase in size, age, or development.

The seasonal movement of animals from one place to another

A process by which animals use oxygen and food to make energy and release carbon dioxide

Process where plants use sunlight, water, & carbon dioxide to produce sugar & release oxygen

An animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals

Impact is a direct effect or change on something.

Elodea and Algae are not examples of aquatic plants.

Development is the process of growth and maturing.

The stages in an organism’s life from birth to death.

Birth is the last stage of life.

The lifespan of an organism.

Cut open to observe

The place or environment in which an organism naturally lives

The passing of traits from parent to offspring during reproduction.

A group of organisms living and interacting with one another in a particular environment.

The exchange of gases between plants and animals

A characteristic that is passed from parents to offspring during reproduction.

Species is not group of organisms with similar characteristics that allow them to reproduce.

An animal that gets energy by eating only plants

All the living things that belong to the same group and live in the same area

To communicate, act, or work together

When an animal becomes still in an enclosed space and reduces bodily functions to save energy

A gas produced by plants during photosynthesis that animals use for respiration

A type of development consisting of three stages: egg, nymph and adult.

An animal that gets its energy by eating only other animals

A stage, before adulthood, in the life cycle of a frog.

A specific time during life.