Duplicate of STAAR Ecosystem Vocabulary Review

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

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

To communicate, act, or work together

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

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

To stay alive

A community of living and nonliving things in their natural environment

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

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

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

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

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

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

A living thing

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

A fully grown organism that can reproduce

Impact is a direct effect or change on something.

Cut open to observe

The passing of traits from parent to offspring during reproduction.

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

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

An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms

The role an organism plays in its environment

An organism that hunts and feeds on another organism.

A characteristic of an organism

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

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

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

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

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

The seasonal movement of animals from one place to another

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

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

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

The act of making something new such as offspring.

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

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

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

The place or environment in which an organism naturally lives

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

Diversity is having a variety of many different types.

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

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

Development is the process of growth and maturing.

Birth is the last stage of life.

The beginning of all food chains and food webs

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

A group of living things sharing an environment

Reproduction means to generate offspring.

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

Nocturnal is the act of being active at night.

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

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

An animal that gets its energy by eating only other animals

Elodea and Algae are not examples of aquatic plants.

Thrive means to grow strong and multiply or reproduce.

A specific time during life.

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

An animal that gets energy by eating only plants

The exchange of gases between plants and animals

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

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

Perish means to die or be destroyed.

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

To guess or say what will happen

An animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals

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

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

The lifespan of an organism.