vocabulary
adaptations
voc. 2
characteristics of living organisms
food chains
100
an animal with a backbone
What is a vertebrate
100
what adaptation would a bird have that is a predator
What is a sharp hooked beak / or talons
100
a long period without water
What is a drought
100
examples are: a fish letting off carbon dioxide through its gills or a plant letting off oxygen.
What is get rid of waste
100
an organism that can create its own food
What is a producer
200
when an organism slows down or sleeps for long periods at a time
What is hibernation
200
a behavior that an organism is born with / for example a baby cries when they need fed
What is instinct
200
stages of growth and change in an organism
What is life cycle
200
examples include a female bear giving birth to a cub or a seed being planted that sprouts into a seedling
What is reproduce
200
An organism that depends on plants or animals for energy
What is a consumer
300
an organism without a backbone
What is an invertbrate
300
an example would be a child is taught how to read
What is a learned behavior
300
animal that gets heat from outside its body; its body temperature changes with its surroundings
What is cold blooded
300
examples are when your body gets goosebumps when you are cold or a plant growing toward the sun.
What is responding to environment
300
An organism that breaksdown decaying or rotten matter so that its nutrients and minerals can return to the soil.
What is a decomposer
400
an animals that eats only plants
What is herbivore
400
when one animal mocks or resembles another animal to help it protect itself
What is minicry
400
used to determine how an organism has changed over time, how it lived, what it ate, and where it lived
What is a fossil
400
examples are you develop from a baby into a toddler to a child or a plant develops from a seed to a seedling to an adult plant
What is grow and change
400
several food chains connected in an ecosystem
What is a food web
500
an organism that eats both plants and animals
What is an omnivore
500
blending into an environment / example a polar bear blends in with the snow
What is camouflage
500
body temperature doesn't change much - examples are birds and mammals
What is warm blooded
500
examples are a deer eats plants and a plant produces its own food so they both can function
What is use energy
500
All energy in a food chain is eventually converted into
What is heat
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