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Science Station. Vocabulary for Ecosystems Unit. Ecosystems. Welcome to today ’ s lesson! Today is the 1 st day of a new unit: Ecosystems. Let ’ s learn the vocabulary that will go with this unit!. Vocabulary. The vocabulary words you will learn in this lesson include :. Ecosystems

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  1. Science Station Vocabulary for Ecosystems Unit

  2. Ecosystems Welcome to today’s lesson! Today is the 1st day of a new unit: Ecosystems. Let’s learn the vocabulary that will go with this unit!

  3. Vocabulary The vocabulary words you will learn in this lesson include: Ecosystems Environment Adapt Habitat Organism Mammal Reptile

  4. Vocabulary Ecosystems – a system made up of a community of living things that interact with the environment.

  5. Vocabulary Environment – An animal or plant’s surroundings which contain a variety of factors that influence the ability for a plant, animal, or community to survive.

  6. Vocabulary Adapt – To change in order to fit a new situation.

  7. Vocabulary Habitat – The place where a plant or animal naturally lives or grows.

  8. Vocabulary Organism – an individual living thing that carries on the activities of life by means of organs which have separate functions but are dependent on each other : a living person, plant, or animal.

  9. Vocabulary Mammal - A warm blooded animal that usually feeds its young with milk and its body is covered with hair.

  10. Vocabulary Reptile - A cold blooded animal that breathes air. They usually lay eggs and have skin covered with scales or bony plates.

  11. Ecosystems • The location that plants and animals are found is referred to as an ecosystem. These plants and animals depend on each other to survive. When something different happens in the ecosystem it throws off the ecosystem’s balance. Sometimes its good for plants and animals in the ecosystem, while other times it is deadly for them.

  12. Ecosystems • The first thing you need to understand before diving into this unit is that ecosystems are the big living space where all the plants and animals live in that area. Small habitats are in the ecosystems. Let’s take a look at a picture to see what I mean.

  13. Ecosystems

  14. Ecosystems • You can tell by this picture that there are many different types of plants and animals living in one ecosystem. Throughout this unit we are going to learn more about ecosystems, their habitats, and the effects that changes can have on ecosystems.

  15. Next Time Great work today! During our next lesson, we will learn more about the meaning of a habitat! See you then. Have a great day!

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