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BIG CREEK OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER Discovery School VOCABULARY Adaptation - any characteristic which helps an organism to survive in its particular environment Animal - any living thing that gets its food from other animals, living or dead; most animals are mobile Biome - climate, plants, and animals in a broad region, eg. tundra, desert, deciduous forest. Carnivore - any animal that feeds on animal matter; a secondary consumer. Chlorophyll - green coloring matter in plants; essential in process of photosynthesis. Climate - average of weather conditions over a long period of time in a large geographical area, as determined by air pressure, heat, wind, and moisture Community - an interrelated and interdependent group of plants and animals. Conservation - wise use of the environment Consumer - in the food chain all organisms other than green plants. Decay - reduction of the materials of plant or animal bodies to simple compounds through the action of bacteria or other decomposes. Decomposes - organisms that break down tissues and excretion of other organisms into simpler forms; bacteria, yeast, mold, and other fungi, etc Ecology - study of the relationship of living things, including man, to each other and to their environment. Energy - the ability to do work. Environment - all of the biological and physical components of a given place. Erosion - loss of soil caused by the action of wind and water Food Chain - transfer of energy through an ecosystem through the action of food producers, food consumers, and decomposes. Habitat - the place where a plant or animal can find the right food, shelter, water, temperature, and other things it needs to live. Herbivore - a plant-eating animal; a primary consumer. Humus - organic matter in soil produced by plant and animal decomposition. Interrelationship - the interaction between plants and animals and their environment. Mammal - a warm-blooded animal with hair or fur, born alive; suckle their young. Niche - the “job” a living thing does; its relation to the environment. Photosynthesis - the process by which green plants, using light energy, combine carbon dioxide and water to produce basic food substance and oxygen. Predator - an animal that preys on other animals. Producer - in the food chain green plants; the only organisms capable of making food. Respiration - oxidation of food and the release of energy involving the exchange of gases (oxygen in, carbon dioxide out) between living cells (plant and animal) and the environment. Transpiration - loss of water from plants into the surrounding atmosphere. Water Cycle - continuous movement of water, in its various forms, between earth and air. Weather - condition of the atmosphere, determined by air pressure, heat, wind, and water. 137 Main Street P.O. Box 1887 Kalispell, MT 59903 Tel (406) 755-1211 Fax (406) 755-7154 www.glacierinstitute.org [email protected]