Animals
The needs of animals
What are WATER, OXYGEN, FOOD, SHELTER
What is ENVIRONMENT
A living thing
What is ORGANISM
A kind of land ecosystem that has many grasses and flowering plants, but few trees. Little rain, cool winter and hot summer. Bison live here!
What is GRASSLAND
A body feature passed on to an animal from its parents
What is a TRAIT
The system of interactions between living things and the environment
All of the members of the same type of organism
What is SPECIES
A land ecosystem that gets very little rain. Days are hot, nights are cool or cold. Plants and animals that live here are adapted to dry conditions and heat.
What is DESERT
An animal with a backbone
What is VERTEBRATE
All the living things of the same kind that live in the same place at the same time
What is POPULATION
What is POPULATION
This ecosystem is a cold and dry. It is in the very northern part of the world. Winters are long and cold, summers are short and cool. The ground stays frozen all year.
The 5 main groups of vertebrates
What are FISH, AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, BIRDS, MAMMALS
All the populations that live together in the same place
What is COMMUNITY
All the living members of the ecosystem
What is BIOTIC FACTORS
This ecosystem is humid and warm all year round. It is found near the equator. It rains a lot here and many of the animals live in the trees.
What is TROPICAL FOREST
An animal without a backbone
What is an INVERTEBRATE
All the nonliving things in the ecosystem including the sun, air, water, rocks and soil
What are ABIOTIC FACTORS
The weather of a certain place over a whole year
What is CLIMATE
A low land covered by water at least part of the year. Waters flow very slowly.