| A | B |
|---|
| environment | surroundings |
| ecology | relationship between living things and environment |
| ecosystem | a community plus the nonliving factorsof the environment |
| consumers | organisms which must obtain food from environment |
| producers | organisms which produce their own food and provide food for others |
| photosynthesis | food making process of green plants |
| cold-blooded | body temp changes with environment |
| warm-blooded | temp remains constant, regardless of environment |
| decomposers | organisms which break down remains for food |
| hibernation | allows animals to survive by sleeping |
| dormant | inactive |
| nutrient | usable part of food |
| regeneration | ability of organism to replace body parts |
| pollination | pollen is transferred for fertilization |
| life cycle | series of changes an organism goes through |
| population | organisms of the same kind living in a certain area |
| biosphere | part of earth where life exists |
| succession | process where one kind of community is replaced by another |
| nonrenewable resources | not replaceable, ex: oil, minerals |
| renewable resources | replaceable, ex: soil, trees |
