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The path that energy and nutrients follow in an ecosystem.
food chain
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The physical space where an organism lives and hunts for food.
habitat
100
Any characteristic that helps an organism survive its environment.
adaptation
100
Any coloring, shape, or pattern that allows an organism to blend in with its environment.
camouflage
100
Animals that eat BOTH plants and animals.
omnivores
200
Energy starts here in a food chain.
The Sun
200
Name a resource that plants and animals need to survive.
food, water, shelter, space
200
Structural or behavioral adaptation? A duck's webbed feet that helps him swim.
structural adaptation
200
Which type of camouflage is when the color, shape, and texture of an animal matches its environment - protective coloration or protective resemblance?
protective resemblance
200
The greatest number of individuals in a population that an ecosystem can support.
carrying capacity
300
Organisms that get their energy from plants or other animals.
consumers
300
When plants and animals fight for resources.
competition
300

Structural or behavioral adaptation? The thick skin of a cactus that helps it store water.

structural behavior
300
Which type of camouflage is it when an arctic hare's fur turns white in the winter to blend into the snow - protective coloration or protective resemblance?
protective coloration
300
Is a rock a biotic factor or an abiotic factor?
abiotic factor
400
Organisms that use the Sun's energy to make food and oxygen.
producers
400
Mutualism, commensalism, or parasitism? When a bee pollinates a flower to help transfer pollen while getting food.
mutualism
400

Structural or behavioral adaptation? Bears hibernating in winter.

behavioral adaptation
400
An adaptation in which an animal protects itself by resembling another unpleasant animal.
mimicry
400
All members of a single species.
population
500
A network of food chains.
food web
500

Mutualism, commensalism, or parasitism? When a tick feeds on a dog's blood.

parasitism
500

Structural or behavioral adaptation? When a plant grows toward sunlight in order to be able to photosynthesis better.

behavioral adaptation
500
Why is camouflage and mimicry helpful?
Answers vary - Both help prey hide from predators. Both also hide predators from prey.
500
All living things in an ecosystem.
community