Plants
Water vapor and oxygen is released through this under a plant's leaves
Stomata
The ability of an animal to blend in with its environment
Camouflage
Animals travel to a warmer location
Migration
Differences in traits
Variations
The great diversity of living things in a particular place
Biodiversity
Name 4 plant structures
Roots, stems, leaves, and flowers
When a living organism looks like another in color and shape
Mimicry
All the members of one kind of type of organism living in an environment
population
The struggle for resources
Competition
Medicine like penicillin comes from a ______
Fungus
What is the function of a plant's roots?
To absorb water and nutrients for the plant
Animals like fish, pigeons, and iguanas that have a backbone
Vertebrates
Give an example of an animal that lives in a group.
Penguins, elephants, wolves, fish, and ants.
(examples)
When organisms that are best suited for their environment survive and pass on traits to their offspring
Natural Selection
Fabrics like cotton, linen, silk, wool, and leather come from _____ and______.
Plants and animals
This is the process of converting (changing) light energy to food for the plant
Photosynthesis
Animals that do not have a backbone
Invertebrates
_____ survive in a colony by taking on different roles.
Ants
What variation of giraffes helped them survive?
Long necks and long tongues
Living and nonliving things that interact in an environment make up an _____________.
Ecosystem
Name 2 places where seeds are formed
Flowers and Cones
Vertebrate animal that gives live birth and has fur or hair
Mammal
A long rest or nap when animals do not need to find food
Hibernation
What color rabbit would survive best in the snow?
White
Another name for a living organism's home
Habitat