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Science Chapter 5
Question | Answer |
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Where an organism lives, grows and develops | Habitat |
Close to becoming extinct | Endangered Species |
Long-lasting relationships between two different kinds of organisms | Symbiosis |
Can be caused by fossil fuels, driving cars or dumping trash | Pollution |
Hunt and eat other animals | Predator |
When all members of a species die out | Extinction |
Number of living things of a certain species in a given area | Population |
What an organism does in the place where it lives | Niche |
Helps an animal survive - for example: the flippers on a sea turtle | Adaptation |
Animals that are hunted and eaten by other animals | Prey |
Organisms that are not native to an ecosystem | Alien Species |
Organisms that are best suited to their environment survive and pass traits to their offspring | Natural Selection |
Organisms that use the energy and nutrients of other organisms to live | Parasites |
Organisms that are used by parasites | Hosts |
Living things must do this in response to changes in environment or resources | Adapt, Move, or Perish |
Earthworm's niche | To aerate and give nutrients to the soil |
Benefits of earthworms | Healthy soil > healthy plants > better produce for consumers |
Effects of draining a wetland | Groundwater pollution, flooding, and survival of some populations is threatened |