Lessons 5-6 Ecosystems

nocturnal

(adj) being active or happening at night rather than during the day.

Omnivore

(n) An animal that eats both plants and animals

shrub

(n) a plant with a rounded shape formed from many small branches growing either directly from the ground or from a hard stem, grown in gardens.

Species

(n) a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with each other.

fauna

(n) all the animal life in a particular region.

Ecosystem

(n) all the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment

flora

(n) all the plants of a particular place or from a particular time in history.

Carnivore

(n) an animal that eats only meat.

Herbivore

(n) an animal that eats only plants

habitat

(n) the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.

monsoon season

rainy season; in India it lasts from June through September