Make Flip Books to Study the New Concepts
Write the word on front of the flip piece and 2 examples on back of word piece.
Write the definition on the right side of the paper so you can see it when you flip open.
FRONT OF CARD
BACK OF CARD
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ECOLOGY/
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ECOLOGIST
BIOTIC
ABIOTIC
ORGANISM
POPULATION
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COMMUNITY
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ECOSYSTEM
The study of the interactions of living organisms with one another
and with their environment.
A person who studies the interactions within ecosystems.
The living factors in an environment.
The non-living part of an environment.
One individual living member of a species.
A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific
area.
All the populations of species (plants and animals) that live in the
same habitat and interact with each other.
A community of organisms and their abiotic or non-living,
environment.
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PRODUCER
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CONSUMER
HERBIVORE
CARNIVORE
OMNIVORE
DECOMPOSER
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SCAVENGER
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ENERGY PYRAMID
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
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RESPIRATION
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FOOD CHAIN
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FOOD WEB
A green plant or algae that makes its own food through
photosynthesis
Animals that eat plants and other animals for energy
An organism that eats only plants for energy.
An organism that eats animals for energy.
An organism that eats plants and animals for energy
An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms and
returns the raw materials to the environment (ie. fungi
(mushrooms), bacteria)
An animal that eats soft tissues of dead and decaying plants and
animals
A triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem’s loss of energy.
The process in which plants (biotic) use water (abiotic) and carbon
dioxide (abiotic) to make food (glucose) and give off oxygen
(abiotic) for animals (biotic) to breathe.
The process in which plants and animals use oxygen and stored
energy from glucose to live and grow. Carbon dioxide is released.
A series of events (as in links of a chain) in which one organism
eats another organism (including a producer, first and second level
consumers and decomposers.)
A pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.
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You can also make flashcards using www.quizlet.com and test yourself on the quizzes generated at
that site.
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OR you can make flashcards using index cards. Write the word on the front of the card and the
definition and examples on the back of the card and try practicing with the suggestions on the back
of this paper.
HOW TO STUDY USING FLASHCARDS
QUIZ YOURSELF OR HAVE SOMEONE QUIZ YOU.
 First: Look at the front and explain the information on the back.
 Second: Read the back of each card. Can you name the word(s) on the front?
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MAKE UP A MATCHING TEST FOR YOURSELF.
 Fold a piece of paper in half the long way.
 Write the answers from the back of the card on the left side of the paper, skipping lines
between answers. Number these answers.
 Write the words from the front of the card on the right side of a piece of paper next to
each numbered answer that you wrote on the left side. Put a letter next to each word.
(Write the words randomly so the word is not next to the answer.)
 Draw a line to match the answer to the word.
MAKE PICTURES FLASHCARDS
Make a set of flashcards with the word on the front and a picture from a magazine on the back
MEMORY GAME (you will need 2 sets of flashcards for this game)
 Use the second set of flashcards that you made with pictures, or use a friend’s set of
cards.
 Set the cards out on a table showing the front of one set of cards and the back of the
second set of cards.
 Play with others or by yourself to match the definition card to the correct word.
MAKE UP A FILL IN THE BLANK QUIZ FOR YOURSELF OR A FRIEND
MAKE A CONCEPT MAP/WEB USING ALL OF THE WORDS
Decide which words are the main ideas and which words connect to each other. Lots of thinking
needed!
What other ways can you use these cards to help you to learn the concepts?