ecosystem
- the interaction of living and non-living things in their environment
wetland
an area of land that is covered with a shallow layer of water not more than 6 m deep with no banks, during some or all of the year
biotic
Living things eg. animals and plants
abiotic
Non-living things eg. water, air, soil
habitat
A place where an organism lives
bog
- a wetland with trees
marsh or pond
- shallow water or wetland with few or no trees but lots of plants like cattails
Types of Wetlands
bogs, fens, shallow waters, ponds, potholes, swamps, marshes
sun
the beginning of every food chain; gives energy in the form of heat and light for plants to grow
producers
Organisms that make their own food Example: plants make their own food from sunlight and carbon dioxide
consumer
An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms Example: animals and humans eat or consume living things (plants and animals) to gain energy
carnivore
A animal that eats only animals.
herbivore
An animal that eats plants ONLY
omnivore
An animal that eats both plants and animals
predator
An animal that hunts other animals for food
food web
A community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
peat
dead and decaying plants that make a spongy material containing waterlogged mosses and plants
endangered
A species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction
camouflage
The hiding of something as a result of its appearance
photosynthesis
Plants changing of light energy from the sun into chemical energy/food for their growth.
erosion
when rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away by wind or water
emergent zone
above water; plants that have part of their plant grows above water
submergent zone
under water; plants that the whole plant/organism is under water
floating zone
float on top of water; plants that may have roots below the water or at the side of the water with most of the plantleaves floating on the water.
conservation
Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment; earth-keeping; caring for our earth