2023 - 2024 Muddy Sneakers Expedition Guide
The 2023 - 2024 Muddy Sneakers Expedition Guide offers and overview of each expedition available this school year. For each topic, you'll find information about what to expect including sample activities, NC Essential Science Standard correlation, and vocabulary terms.
The 2023 - 2024 Muddy Sneakers Expedition Guide offers and overview of each expedition available this school year. For each topic, you'll find information about what to expect including sample activities, NC Essential Science Standard correlation, and vocabulary terms.
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AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS<br />
VOCABULARY<br />
Abiotic Factors<br />
Aquatic<br />
Biodiversity<br />
Parts of the environment that have never been alive<br />
Water-based<br />
Different types or species of living things<br />
Biotic Factors<br />
Parts of the environment that are alive or were once<br />
alive<br />
Community<br />
Different species of organisms (i.e. populations) that<br />
live in the same area<br />
Ecosystem<br />
All the living and non-living things in a specific area<br />
Habitat<br />
The place occupied by an organism or population that<br />
provides essential resources: food, water, shelter, space<br />
Insect<br />
A six-legged animal with three main body parts (head,<br />
thorax and abdomen) and an exoskeleton<br />
Macroinvertebrate<br />
An animal, without a backbone, large enough to be<br />
seen with your eyes<br />
Metamorphosis<br />
A distinct change in form from one stage to the next in<br />
the life history of an organism<br />
Organism<br />
Population<br />
One individual living thing<br />
Organisms of the same species that live in the same<br />
area<br />
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS<br />
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