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 |