Ecology for Kids Vocabulary

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What does 'vast' mean?

Back

Great in size; immense.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Front

What are 'habitats'?

Back

The environments that animals and plants live in.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

What is a 'species'?

Back

A group of plants or animals that are alike.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

What does 'directly' mean?

Back

In a clear and obvious way.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.3.6

Front

What are 'traces'?

Back

Marks left by people, animals, or things.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.3.2E

Front

What is an 'organism'?

Back

Any living thing, including plants, animals, and microorganisms.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Front

What does 'variety' mean?

Back

A range of different things; diversity.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What is 'ecology'?

Back

The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment.

Front

What does 'affect' mean?

Back

To have an influence on something.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Front

What is a 'food chain'?

Back

A series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.