| Question | Answer |
| Adaptation
ad·ap·ta·tion | a special trait that helps an organism survive in its environment |
| Extinct
ex·tinct | all dead; no more left alive on Earth |
| Pollen
pol·len | the powder-like grains in a flower that contain the male sex cells |
| Endangered
en·dan·gered | close to extinction |
| Nectar
nec·tar | a sweet liquid found inside flowers |
| Canopy
can·o·py | the part of a forest just below the uppermost branches of the tallest trees |
| Understory
un·der·sto·ry | the area in a forest between the canopy and the ground |
| Mimicry
mim·ic·ry | when one organism imitates the traits of another |
| Climate
cli·mate | the typical weather patterns of a region |
| desert
des·ert | an ecosystem with few plants and little water |
| ecosystem
ec·o·sys·tem | all the living and nonliving things that interact in an environment |
| abiotic factor
a·bi·ot·ic fac·tor | a nonliving part of the ecosystem |
| accommodation
ac·com·mo·da·tion | an individual organism's response to a change in the ecosystem |
| algae
al·gae | a plant-like producer in a water environment |
| amoeba
a·moe·ba | a type of protist that acts like an animal in some ways |
| biotic factor
bi·ot·ic fac·tor | a living part of the ecosystem |
| seed dispersal
seed dis·per·sal | spreading seeds |
| camouflage
cam·ou·flage | an adaptation that allows an animal to blend into its surroundings |
