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the living environment of animals and plants (this provides a food/water supply, shelter, and a place to raise young)
habitat
everything that is around a living thing
environment
the ability to stay alive
survive
to produce new living things
reproduce
to be in a deep sleep for a long period of time
hibernate
are not able to produce their own energy/food. (they depend on plants or animals for food)
Ex. lions, dogs, humans
consumers
any living thing
organism
a process that helps living objects to survive in its' environment
adaptation
are plants that are able to make their own energy/food.
producers
all the living and nonliving things that interact in a place
ecosystem
get their energy by breaking down and absorbing dead organic matter
ex: mushrooms, bacteria, worms, buzzards
decomposers
an illustration that shows how animals are connected in their search for food within an ecosystem
food web
a characteristic, or feature, of a living object
trait
to travel from one place to another and back again for survival
migrate
an illustration that shows how energy is passed from one living thing to another
food chain
being able to resemble another animal or object
mimicry