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18 Cards in this Set
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What is the name for something that can't make its own food and must eat something else to live.
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consumer
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what is an exoskeleton?
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a skeleton worn on the outside
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What is the name for something with chlorophyll that makes its own food?
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producer
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what does biotic mean?
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biotic refers to living things, or things that were once living, in an environment.
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What does terrotorial mean?
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That species will protect its property. For example, our fish will fight with other types of fish for territory.
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what is an organism that feeds on dead matter and breaks it down into simpler substances called?
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a decomposer
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What is a scavenger?
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an organism that feeds on dead matter and breaks it down into simpler substances.
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What is an ovipositor?
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What a female cricket uses to lay eggs.
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what is molting?
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when an organism sheds its exoskeleton.
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what is chlorophyll?
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the chemical that allows plants to carry on photosynthesis
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what does abiotic mean?
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abiotic refers to non-living things in an environment
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what is germination?
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when plant seeds come above the surface
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What is a terrarium?
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a container that holds small plants and/or animals
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what is the mantle?
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it's what makes the snail's shell
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What are the characteristics of insects?
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6 legs
3 parts: head, thorax, abdomen |
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what is interdependency?
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when at least two things mutually depend on each other.
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What is the name of the process plants use to make food?
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photosynthesis
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what class of animals do snails belong to?
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gastro pods
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