Wilson Hall – Camp Kanuga Words – 6th Grade – Flashcards
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animals thatare active during the day
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diurnal
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Sheds its leacves all at once + grows them back. Trees that continually loses their leaves; always green
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Deciduous/Evergreen
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Organisms that live on dead trees : FBI (fungus, bacteria, insects)
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Decomposers
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a key used to identify trees
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Dichotomous Key
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washing or blowing away of dirt + soil
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erosion
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place where plants and animals live
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habitat
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vessels that carry food + nutrients from the leaves to the rest of the tree
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phloem
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a process by which the plants make food out of sunlight, nurtients, & water
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photosynthesis
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spreads seeds around by animals, wind, & water
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seed dispersal
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how a forest changes over time
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succession
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animals that are active during the day
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diurnal
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a vessel that takes water from the roots to parts of the tree
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xylem
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lower part of the food chain affecting the higher one
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biomagnifications
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animals that don'r produce their own food, so they have to eat other animals
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consumers
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study of the interaction between organisms in an ecosystem
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ecology
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a cycle of livings consuming to survive
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Food Chain/Web
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Animals that hunt prey; animals that are hunted by prey
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predator/prey
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organisms that make their own food
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producers
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material that will decompose naturally
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biodegradable
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system of living things
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eco
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study of
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ology
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changes to survive or fit into the enviroment
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adaptions
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to break down into groups according to specific characteristics
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classifacation
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fight to survive
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competition
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system of plants & animals (organisms) according to the location
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ecosystem
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place where animals live
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habitat
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the roll an animal plays in the enviroment
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niche
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circle of life
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biosphere
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when living plants & animals grow well in certain area; the plants and animals that live in a certain CLIMATE
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biome
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plants
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flora
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animal
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fauna
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type of bird
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raptor
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changes made to suit a certain enviroment
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adaptions
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see color during the day (light)
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cones (eyes)
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physical image seen in your mind
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imagination
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seeing in the dark
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night vision
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animals that come out at night
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nocturnal
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see different shades of grey during the night
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rods (eye)
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made by friction
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triboluminescence
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a chemical reaction in plants & some animals
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biominescence
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to rig something properly; in rockclimbing it means "am I safe?"
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belay
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in rockclimbing "you are safe"
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belay on
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tells degree & direction
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compass
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teamwork; working together
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cooperation
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food left on the plate that is not eaten; plate waist
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food waste
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aroup of straps you wear to climb to keep you from falling
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harness
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waiter/waitress
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hopper
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2 steps
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pace
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rock mine
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quarry
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to come down from or descend while climbing
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repel
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fruits & vegetables collected and stored to create mulch
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compost
