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environmental
living organisms and ans their environments- vocab flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| animal | living organisms, not a plant |
| environment | all living and non living things in a place |
| habitat | place where a plant or animal lives and grows |
| carnivore | eats only meat |
| omnivore | eats meat and plants |
| herbivore | eats only plants |
| amphibian | lives in both water and land |
| mammal | live birth, feeds milk to young, hair/ fur |
| metamorphosis | caterpillars turn into butterflies through this process |
| pollinate | bringing pollen to flowers |
| predator | an animal that kills another animal to eat it for food |
| prey | an animal that gets captured and eaten by another animal |
| characteristic | a special or unique quality |
| nocturnal | active at night |
| ecosystem | all of the living and nonliving things in an environment |