5th Grade Science Vocabulary- Ecosystems

Algae is a plantlike organism that mostly grows on land.

A living thing that makes its food is called a producer.

______ is the part of the continent that is submerged in a relatively shallow sea.

What is an estuary?

All living things in an ecosystem are called a

An area where seawater mixes with freshwater is called what?

The process by which plants make their own food is called

A plant or animal that obtains food by preying on other living things is called

Terrestrial means of or relating to land

Define Aquatic

The edge of a body of water is called a _________.

A deciduous forest has moderate precipitation and temperatures.

What is an ecosystem?

Salt marshes are coastal wetlands that are flooded and drained by salt water brought in by the tides.

Which has an abumdance of deciduous trees and moderate temperatures?

Grass and grasslike vegetation is the dominant form of plant life in grasslands.

A community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member is called a ________?

Microscopic organisms that drift on the oceans' currents are called plankton.

Multiple species in an area is called a population.

A decomposer feeds on dead plant or animal matter.