1. Biodiversity What does the prefix “bio” mean? What does the word diverse mean? What does the word diversity mean?

2. Biodiversity a natural place which a wide variety of species live in a single area

3. Interdependence When living organisms depend on each other and are connected in some way

4. Environment All things and conditions that surround an animal or plant.

5. Marine Having to do with the sea, sailing or shipping

6. Habitat A distinctive place or surrounding such as the forest or ocean

7. Organism Any living thing like plants, animals, and people

8. Herbivore Animals whose only source of food are plants

9. Omnivore Animals that eat both plants and animals

10. Carnivore and Predator Animals that hunt and kills other animals for food

11. Food Chain The arrangement of living things based on who eats whom. All food chains begin with producers. (plants)

12. Food Web A network or combination of food chains.

13. Ecosystem A group of living and nonliving things found in nature.

14. Producers Plants that produce and make their own food

15. Consumers Animals that eat other animals. They depend on producers for their food.

16. Decomposers Organisms (living things) that feed on wastes and the remains of the dead plants and animals.

17. Sources: http://marinebio.org/oceans/conservation/biodiversity.asp http://www.biology-resources.com/biology-CD.html www.Kidsgeo.com http://library.thinkquest.org/J0113170/forest/food.html