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Science Chapter 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |