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Diversity
G5 Vocabulary CH 5 Diversity of Living Things Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adaptation | A characteristic of an organism that increases its chances of survival in its environment. |
| Behavior | A plant or animal action, reaction, or activity that occurs in response to stimuli (e.g., gravity, light, temperature) |
| Carnivore | An animal that obtains nutrients from eating other animals. |
| Consumer | An organism in a food chain that obtains nutrients from producers or other consumers; consumers may be herbivores or carnivores. |
| Ecosystem | All the living and nonliving things that interact with each other in an environment. |
| Endangered | A species whose population is so small that it is in danger of extinction |
| Environment | An area that includes all living organisms and the surrounding physical features such as air, water, soil, weather, and landforms. |
| Extinct | A species that no longer exists |
| Fertilization | The process by which the female reproductive cell (egg) is united with the male reproductive cell (sperm). |
| Germination | The process by which plants begin to grow from a seed or a spore. |
| Incomplete metamorphosis | Type of insect development characterized by the similar appearance of pre-adults and adults. |
| Larva | An early stage in the life cycle of an organism that will undergo complete metamorphosis. |
| Life cycle | The stages of an organism’s growth and development |
| Nutrient | A substance that an organism needs to survive and grow |
| Nymph | A pre-adult insect undergoing incomplete metamorphosis |
| Omnivore | An organism that obtains nutrients from both plants and animals |
| Pollen | The fine dustlike powder that contains the male reproductive cells of seed-bearing plants. |
| Pollinate | To transfer the pollen from the male reproductive structure to the female reproductive structure to fertilize flowering plants. |
| Population | All members of the same species living together at the same time in the same area |
| Prey | An organism that is killed and/or eaten by another organism (predator). |
| Producer | An organism that produces its own food |
| Pupa | A stage in the life cycle of an insect that occurs between larva and adult |
| Reproduction | The process of making more organisms of the same kind. |
| Species | A group of the same kind of organisms that can mate and produce offspring that can reproduce. |
| Spore | A seedlike structure that produces a new plant (e.g., ferns or mosses). |
| Stamen | The male reproductive structure of a flowering plant. |
| Herbivore | An animal that obtains nutrients only from plants. |
| Inherited trait | A trait or characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring. |
| Predator | An organism that kills and eats other organisms (prey). |
| Soil | The loose top layer of Earth’s surface made of weathered rock and organic matter |
| FL Flowering Plants | Florida’s warm, humid climate allows for many of native flowering plants that bloom nearly year-round. |
| FL Nonflowering Plants | native ferns, mosses, cycads (like Saw Palmetto), conifers (like Florida Torreya), and plants such as palms, valued for greenery and reproduction via spores or vegetative means rather than flowers, thriving in diverse Florida environments from damp forests to gardens. |
| Complete Metamorphosis | an insect life cycle with four distinct stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult, where each stage looks very different, minimizing competition by having specialized roles (like eating vs. reproducing). Ex butterflies (caterpillar, chrysalis), beetles, flies, bees, ants, and moths, with the larva being worm-like and the pupa a resting transformation stage. |
| Learned Behavior | any action or response developed through experience, observation, or practice |
| Seasonal Impact | Wet Season (Summer): High humidity, heavy rain, potential hurricanes, increased insect activity. Dry Season (Winter): Cooler, drier, less rainfall, influencing plant water conservation and animal behavior Plants: shed leaves , slow growth, deep roots Animals: gain weight. migrate south, become more nocturnal (raccoons, bobcats) or seek shelter in burrows, Fish may move to deeper waters. |
| Plant/Animal Environmental Impact | can shift flowering times, potentially mismatching with pollinators |
| Survive | to continue to live or exist, especially through a difficult event or danger |
| common vrs rare | everywhere/ hard to find |
| variety | lots of choices, many different kinds |
| meadow | grassland |
| active | involving action or movement. |
| light vrs dark colors | Whites, creams, pastels vrs Deep blues, charcoals, warm browns. reflects/absorbs light |
| disappear | to vanish from sight, cease to exist |
| habitat | like a home for plants and animals, providing everything they need to live, such as food, water, shelter, and space |
| Physical adaptations | Physical adaptations are heritable traits or special body parts (like fur, claws, beaks, or camouflage) that help an organism survive and reproduce in its specific environment by aiding in movement, finding food, avoiding predators, or regulating temperature, developing over generations such as a polar bear's thick fur for warmth or a duck's webbed feet for swimming. |
| standing water | still water |
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