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Vocabulary - Observing Daphnia

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STUDENT RESOURCE 1.1

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daphnia a tiny animal related to

organism a living thing

shrimp that lives in fresh water

Some organisms are very small,

Daphnia are also called “water

such as daphnia. Others are very

ﬂ eas” because they seem to

big, such as whales. All living

jump around. Many organisms in

things are made of cells.

freshwater habitats eat daphnia.

population all the organisms of the

ecosystem all the living and

same type that live in the same

nonliving things that interact with

place at the same time

each other in an environment

A population includes only living

Living things in an ecosystem

things. You and all the other

include plants and animals.

people in your area make up a

Nonliving things in an ecosystem

population of humans.

include sunlight, soil, water,

and air.

habitat the place where an

organism lives

Aquatic habitats may be in

the salty ocean or in freshwater

lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams.

Terrestrial habitats are on land.

AQUARIUM HABITATS • SECTION 1 OBSERVING DAPHNIA

Vocabulary - Observing Daphnia