Interactions
Vocab hints
Definitions
Food Chains
Adaptation and Survival
100
ecosystem
What is all living and non living things in an environment
100
to get used to your environment or surroundings
What is adapt ADAPTATION
100
a living thing that is eaten by other organisms
What is prey
100
any animal that eats plants or other animals. They cannot make their own food...they CONSUME other animals
What is consumer
100
the seasonal moving of animals. Animals migrate to find food, have babies and live in better weather
What is migration
200
a living thing that is eaten by other organisms
What is prey
200
to agree; to have the same feelings towards eachother
What is mutual MUTUALISM
200
an adaptation that an animal uses to HIDE in its surroundings **colors of the woods, trees **chameleon
What is camoflauge
200
eats other animals...eat MEAT (AKA Carne)
What is carnivores
200
the time animals sleep and rest during cold weather
What is hibernation
300
a group of food chains that are connected
What is food web
300
to copy someone MIMICRY
What is mimic?
300
an adaptation in which an animal looks like (or copies) a dangerous animal
What is mimicry
300
eats producers...plant eaters "HERBS"
What is herbivores
300
the living things (think biology; the study of living things) in an ecosystem
What is BIOtic
400
the path of energy and nutrients in an ecosystem
What is food chain
400
a synonym for connecting (think of a spider)
What is WEB ***FOOD WEB
400
a relationship between two or more kinds of organisms over time
What is symbiosis
400
eat both plants and other animals
What is omnivore
400
NON living things in an ecosystem
What is Abiotic
500
all the members of one species in an ecosystem
What is population
500
the most something can hold or support ..."The maximum (most) amount in POB MS auditorium is 115 people
What is capacity *carrying capacity
500
a model that shows how much energy there is at each level of an ecosystem
What is energy pyramid
500
break down or DECOMPOSE waste
What is decomposers
500
**Structural Adaptation Why do cactus have stems??
What is to protect the plants from being eaten