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Everything that surrounds a living thing is its
Environment
The space where a plant or animal lives
Habitat
The ocean consists of _______
Salt water
Animals that hunt down other animals
Predator
Animals that are hunted and eaten by other animals
prey
All the living and nonliving things in a place
Ecosystem
One kind of organism living in the same area
Population
Living thing that makes its own food
Producer
Animals that only eat other animals
carnivore
Animals that eat both plants and animals
Omnivore
A living thing that eats other living things
Consumer
An animal that only eats plants
herbivore
Examples of fresh water
Rivers, lakes, ponds and stream
Shows the path of food from one living thing to another
Food chain
When small pieces of rock are carried away by water and sometimes by wind
Erosion
Earthworms, bacteria, and mushrooms are all examples of what?
Decomposer
All of the populations that live and interact in an area.
Community
What is a flood?
A large amount of water that covers normally dry land.
What is a drought?
When it doesn't rain for a long time.
Any trait that helps a living things survive.
Adaptation
The process a plant uses to make food.During this process the plants takes in carbon dioxide and gives off oxygen
Photosynthesis
When animals are hidden by their shapes, colors or patterns.
Imitating the look of another animal
Camouflage
mimicry
Behaviors that come from watching other animals or through experience
A behavior that an animal is born with
Learned behavior
Instinct
What is hibernate?
What is migrate?
When animals go into a deep sleep that helps them survive the cold winter conditions.
When animals move move a long distance as a group from one region to another and back.
What is the design process?
1. Find a Problem
2. Plan and build
3. Test and improve
4. Redesign
5. Communicate