Vocabulary Vibes
An animal that lacks a backbone is an
invertebrate
An animal that has a backbone is called a
vertebrate
A characteristic of an organism that increases its chance of survival, such as camouflage and webbed feet, is known as an
adaptation
An organism that kills and eats other organisms is called
a predator
A species whose population is so small that it is in danger of extinction is an
endangered species
A species that no longer exists is an
extinct species
A living thing is an
organism
An organism that is killed and/or eaten by another organism is called a
prey
A plant or animal action, reaction, or activity that occurs in response to stimuli is a
behavior
An area that includes all living organisms and the surrounding physical features such as air, water, soil, weather, and landforms is an
environment
All the living and nonliving things that interact with each other in an environment is called an
population
An organism that makes its own food is known as
a producer
A trait or characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring is an
inherited trait
A group of the same kind of organism that can mate and produce offspring that can reproduce is known as a
inherited trait
Populations of different species of organisms living together in the same geographic area is a
community
An organism in a food chain that obtains nutrients from others is
consumer
The transfer of energy from the Sun through producers and a series of consumers is a
food chain
An animal that obtains nutrients from eating other animals is
carnivore
An animal that obtains nutrients only from plants is an
herbivore
An organism that obtains nutrients from both plants and animals is an
omnivore