Each list of vocabulary must be completed on Thursday for homework.
- Each word should be written on a 3X5 card.
- The back side should include the definition and page number where the word might be found in the text. (you may not use the page number of the glossary)
Below, find the lists of vocabulary as they are listed by the week in which they will be used. Students are welcome to work ahead in their completion of the Flashcards.
Each Wednesday ALL STUDENTS will be quizzed over their knowledge of vocabulary definitions and the correct spelling of the word.
Week 1 (words 1 - 11)
Biosphere
Biome
Community
Ecology
Population
Species
Ecosystem
Biotic Factor
Abiotic Factor
Food Chain
Food Web
Week 2 (words 12-23)
Autotroph
Primary Producers
Photosynthesis
Chemosynthesis
Consumer
Heterotrophs
Carnivores
Herbivores
Omnivores
Decomposers
Scavengers
Trophic Level
Week 3 (words 24 - 31)
Biogeochemical Cycles
Nutrients
Nitrogen Fixation
Dentrificiation
Limiting Nutrient
Nitrogen Cycle
Water Cycle
Phosphorous Cycle
Week 4 (words 32 - 44) Chapter 4
Tolerance
Habitat
Niche
Resource
Competitive Exclusion Principle
Predation
Herbivory
Keystone Species
Symbiosis
Mutualism
Parasitism
Commensalism
Competition
Week 5 (words 45 - 56)
Ecological Succession
Primary Succession
Pioneer Species
Secondary Succession
Limiting Factor
Density-dependent limiting factor
Density-Independent limiting factor
Population density
Age structure
Immigration
Emmigration
Exponential Growth
Week 6 (words 57 - 68)
Logistic Growth
Carrying Capacity
Demography
Desertification
Deforestation
Biological magnification
Biodiversity
Habitat Fragmentation
Ecological hot spot
Ecological footprint
Extinction
Endangered