The student is expected to observe the way organisms live and survive in
their ecosystem by interacting with the living and nonliving elements.
Scholastic StudyJams video:
Other Links to Check Out:
Vocabulary:
Ecosystem: A community of
living and nonliving things in their natural environment
Living Element: Part of an
ecosystem that requires energy to survive has basic needs that must be met
Nonliving Element: Part of
an ecosystem that does not require energy to survive and does not have basic
needs like food and water
Organism: A living thing
Adaptation: An inherited
trait or learned behavior that helps an organism survive in its surroundings
Producer: An organism that
used sunlight to make its own food for energy
Consumer: An organism that
gets energy from eating other organisms
Carnivore: Animal that gets
its energy by eating only other animals
Herbivore: An animal that
gets its energy by eating only plants
Omnivore: Animal that gets
its energy by both plants and other animals
Decomposer: An organism
that gets energy from eating dead organisms, nonliving materials, or waste
No comments:
Post a Comment