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4th Grade Ecosytems
Mrs. Valentine's 4th Grade Ecosystem Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| variety of plants and animals in a community | diversity |
| living and nonliving things in an environment and all of their interactions | ecosystem |
| home of an organism | habitat |
| living things that interact within an ecosystem | community |
| recurring pattern of precipitation and temperature in an area over a long period of time | climate |
| one type of organism living in the same area | population |
| special trait that helps an organism survive | adaptation |
| adaptation by which an animal blends in with its surroundings | camouflage |
| consumer that eats other animals | carnivore |
| consumer that eats only plants | herbivore |
| consumer that eats both plants and animals | omnivore |
| inborn behaviors that help animals to survive | instinct |
| steps in which organisms get food/energy needed for survival | food chain |
| to share information | communicate |
| process plants use to convert energy from sun to make food | photosynthesis |
| organism that breaks down wastes and remains of other animals | decomposers |
| in danger of extinction | endangered |
| all the surrounding things, conditions, and influences that affect the growth of living things | environment |
| when an organism is no longer on earth | extinct |
| plant or other organism that makes its own food | producer |
| organism that eats food made by producers | consumer |
| living thing | organism |
| stages of growth and change within an organism's life | life cycle |
| part of air that most plants need to survive | oxygen |