Unit 1 Vocabulary: Ecosystems

The use of evidence to say why one idea is the best.

• argument

• claim

• data

• evidence

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A proposed answer to a question; to declare or state an answer.

• answer

• argument

• claim

• data

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Information, observations or measurements recorded in an investigation.

• argument

• answer

• claim

• data

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A scientist who studies ecosystems.

• biologist

• geologist

• ecologist

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A community of organisms that interact together with their environment.

• ecosystem

• biosphere

• evidence

• matter

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Information(facts or proof) that supports an answer to a question.

• energy

• environment

• evidence

• matter

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A living thing, such as a plant or an animal.

• organism

• animal

• matter

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What is the process called where plants make their own food?

• photogenesis

• photosynthesis

• energy pyramid

• food chain

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Organisms that get energy from the environment, such as sunlight, and make their own food.

• producers

• consumers

• herbivores

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A network of food chains by which energy and nutrients are passed on from one living organism to another.

• food web

• energy pyramid

• ecosystem

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