| Question | Answer |
| population | all the plants and animals of the same kind that live in the same area |
| habitat | the area where a population lives |
| ecosystem | a community of plants, animals, and nonliving things together in a certain environment |
| niche | function (job) that an organism performs in the food web of its community |
| biome | large geographic (land) areas that have the same climate, vegetation, and animal life |
| adaptation | a change in a plant or animal that helps it stay alive in its environment |
| inherited | an action passed on from parent to their young |
| survival | being able to stay alive, need food, water, and shelter |
| behavioral adaptations | organisms perform certain activities (behaviors) which help them meet a life need |
| structural (physical) adaptations | organisms have structural (body parts, or physical attributes) that help them meet a life need |
| Three examples of behavioral adaptations | * spider making a web
* migration
* hibernation |
| Three examples of structural adaptations | * fish have gills
* birds have beaks
* giraffes have long necks |
| Three examples of abiotic (nonliving things) elements | * air
* soil
* water |
| vegetation | plants |
| camoflage | blending in with the environment
* polar bear in the snow
* squirrel in a tree |
| mimicry | imitating or looking like another animal to confuse its predators |
