Transcript Ecology Vocabulary Matching Game

This activity is to be printed and used as practice w/ vocabulary. Students should
match the vocabulary term w/ the definition and a picture. Generally, if a student can
explain why they’ve placed a certain pic with a definition/term and it makes sense, it is
counted as correct, but the student must have a good base of understanding.
This activity can be completed in groups or partners (or individually). It could also be
used as a station during a station-activity day.
See Teague if you have any questions or would like to see this modeled.
Ecology
the study of the
interactions that take
place between organisms
and their environment
Living things
http://www.gcs.k12.nc.us/Page/7917
Ecosystem
All living and non-living
things that interact in an
area
Live Together
http://regentsprep.org/regents/biology/units/organization/population.cfm
Marine Ecosystem
A saltwater ecosystem
http://king.portlandschools.org/files/houses/y2/animalmaineia/files/species/bbearsp/ecology/ecology.html
Aquatic Ecosystem
A freshwater ecosystem
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwepecosystems.htm
http://www.sausd.us/Page/18311
Terrestrial Ecosystem
An ecosystem on land
http://www.rmrs.nau.edu/usamab/niwot%20ridge%20reserve%20cover%20page.ht
m
http://post.queensu.ca/~biol416/
Abiotic Factors
Nonliving parts of an
ecosystem
http://www.tutorvista.com/biology
Biotic Factors
Living parts of an
ecosystem
http://imcurious.wikispaces.com/Exam+Review+P1
Biosphere
All of the world
ecosystems put
together
http://brighterfuturechallenge.com/
Community
All of the populations in
an ecosystem
http://1234ewsfe5errd6.blogspot.com/
Population
All the members of one
species that live
together
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jane.2013.82.issue-1/issuetoc
Organism
One of any living thing
in an ecosystem
http://www.eoearth.org/article/Organism?topic=49480
Habitat
The place where an
organism lives
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/habcon/
Niche
The role an organism
plays in the ecosystem
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/99485335/E
Limiting Factors
anything that restricts
or controls the number
of individuals in a
population
http://www.azbio.org/events/when-food-alone-is-not-enough
http://www.naturalgrocers.com/products/drinking-water
http://www.orchidcarelady.com/category/orchid-care/temperature/
http://photographsforthesoul.blogspot.com/2010/08/wild-animal-photographspredator-and.html
Carrying Capacity
The largest number of
individuals of one
species an ecosystem
can support
http://withfriendship.com/user/mithunss/c
Competition
A contest between
organisms for
resources
http://216.27.39.101/WINC/WINC_contest_winners08_AnimalBehavior.htm
http://locacaodegruasparafilmagem.com.br/cp/19/
Predator
Animal that hunts, kills,
and eats other animals
http://physics.aps.org/story/v19/st7
Prey
animal that is hunted,
killed and eaten
http://physics.aps.org/story/v19/st7
Producer
organisms that make
their own food using
sunlight
http://www.floridaaquatic.com/articles_FAN_Celebrates_50.html
Consumer
organism that eats
producers or other
consumers
http://hsus.typepad.com/wayne/2007/07/forging-ahead-f.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivore
Decomposer
Organisms that break
down dead matter and
return nutrients to the
soil
http://ww2.valdosta.edu/~rkbryant/ebook4.html
Food Chain
Order in which animals
feed on plants and other
animals; shows how
energy flows from
producer to consumer to
decomposer
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner
Symbiosis
Any close relationship
between species
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/evolution
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1678894/industrialreclaiming-each-others-waste
Mutualism
A relationship in which
both species benefit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M
http://www.flickr.com/photos/
http://www.inetteacher.com/S
4211&pgid=0&secid=18773
Commensalism
A relationship in which
one species benefits and
the other is neither
helped nor harmed
http://dedethe.blogspot.com/2012/03/sym
http://www.nativeamericananimalmedicine
Parasitism
A relationship in which
one organisms benefits
and the other is harmed
http://facstaff.cbu.edu/~seisen/Examp
http://www.boostdam.net/stories/Kud