Vocabulary
This word describes something having to do with the tropics.
What is tropical?
What is re?
The weather conditions that are typical of a certain region over a period of years.
What is climate?
The meaning of 'un'
What is 'not; the opposite of'
A plant-like organism without leaves, flowers, or green coloring.
What is a fungus?
The things that someone or something needs/
What are requirements?
com or con
'together or with'
The specific materials (matter) in food that organisms need so they can live.
What are nutrients?
the meaning of a
in, on; not; to
To ________ a substance means to soak it up or take it in.
What is absorb?
People who study science and use this knowledge in their work.
What are scientists?
de-
'not, opposite of, away from'
Tiny single-celled organisms that can have postive or negative effects.
What are bacteria?
pre-
before
a community of organisms and their physical environment
What is an ecosystem?
When two things _______, the two things influence or act on each other
What is interact?
in- or im-
not, opposite of; in, into,
The ________ of an area tells the number of organisms that live in that area/
What is population?
mis-
wrong or wrongly, not
To ______ means to act or operate normally or to perform effectively.
What is function?
Any living thing is a ________.
What is an organism?
per
through
very small, single-celled organisms that have some plant, animal or fungus characteristics.
What are protists?
ab-
Away from; not; opposite of
If something is _________, it is ready to be used.
What is available?