Vocabulary
animals that hunt other animals for food
predator
animals that are hunted for food by a predator
prey
the place where an animal or plant lives
habitat
Give an example of an animal using camouflage
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Explain the relationship between predator and prey
the predator eats the prey to survive
to go into a deep sleep
hibernate
when all members of a species die out
extinction
the scattering or carrying away of seeds from the plant that produced them
seed dispersal
Give an example of an animal using mimicry
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How do plants reproduce, using the words pollen, seeds, and pollinators?
-Plants reproduce by making seeds.
-For a plant to make seeds, pollen must be moved from one part of a flower to another by wind, water, or pollinators.
an animal that helps plants make seeds by moving pollen
pollinator
this gets energy by eating plants or by eating other animals that eat plants
consumer
an organism that makes its own food
producer
give an example of a produce AND a consumer
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Explain the process of seed dispersal
-seed dispersal is the scattering or carrying away of seeds from the plant that produced them.
-Seeds can be carried by water
-Other seeds get caught in the fur of animals which get dropped in a new environment
-Some plants produce seeds inside of fruit. Animals eat the fruit and either drop the seeds or deposit them in their waste
a physical feature or behavior that helps a plant or animal survive
adaptation
the coloring, marking, or other physical appearance of an animal that helps it blend in with its surroundings
camouflage
an adaptation that allows an animal to protect itself by looking like another kind of animal or plant
mimicry
Give an example of interdependence
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Explain why it is important to have a balanced ecosystem.
In a balanced ecosystem there are enough resources for all of its living things.
a group of organisms that produces organisms of the same kind
species
something that is found in nature that is useful to organisms
resource
when living things depend on each other to meet their needs
interdependence
give an example of organisms competing for space
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Study the Isle Royale ecosystem. Hypothesize what might happen to the moose population if the wolves were removed?
-The moose would reproduce
-All the grass would be eaten
-As a result, the moose would die off because they would eat their food faster than it can be replaced (starve!)