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AR MNR Unit 8
AR Managing Natural Resources Unit 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an animal that lives on land and in water; member of the vertebrate class Amphibia | Amphibian |
| an animal that lives in and depends on water for food and reproduction | Aquatic |
| a plant that completes its life cycle in two years or growing seasons | Biennial |
| the uppermost layer of a forest that largely consists of the crowns of trees and any plants or animals that may live in tree crowns | Canopy |
| the number of animals that a habitat can support | Carrying Capacity |
| a collection of plants and animals that live together in a certain harmony | Community |
| shelter; protection from predators and weather | Cover |
| an animal removed from nature and raised in an environment that is more or less controlled | Domesticated animal |
| an animal whose body temperature adjusts to its surroundings; cold-blooded | Ectothermic |
| the location where two habitats meet | Edge |
| an animal that maintains a constant body temperature; warm-blooded | Endothermic |
| the physical area where a plant or animal lives under natural conditions | Habitat |
| the area over which animals repeatedly travel | Home range |
| the zone of a lake that extends from the end of rooted vegetation to the point where sunlight no longer penetrates the water | Limnetic zone |
| shallow water zone containing rooted vegetation | Littoral zone |
| warm-blooded vertebrate animals characterized by hair on the skin and, in females, mammary glands for nourishing the young | Mammals |
| nuts dropped from forest trees, which have accumulated on the ground and are used for food | Mast |
| a plant that lives for more than two growing seasons or years | Perennial |
| the total number of people or animals in a location | Population |
| an animal that consumes another | Predator |
| an animal consumed by a predator | Prey |
| an animal that has dry skin covered with scales and, except snakes, has two pairs of legs with five clawed toes on each leg | Reptile |
| a perennial plant that grows less than 5 feet in height | Shrub |
| an animal that lives on the land | Terrestrial |
| the area an animal will defend, usually to its death | Territory |
| a perennial with one woody stem that supports a crown | Tree |
| the layer located above the shrub layer but beneath the canopy | Understory |
| a plant that climbs or creeps on other plants, the ground, structures, or rocks | Vine |
| animals that have not been domesticated and live and survive in a natural environment | Animals |
| an animal that has not been domesticated | Wildlife animal |
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