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Systems
Ecosystems
Habitats/Niches
Animals
Environments
100
parts that work together as one
What is a System?
100
groups of living things and the environment they live in
What is an Ecosystem?
100
an environment that meets the needs of an organism
What is a habitat?
100
Name 4 basic needs of animals
Climate, oxygen, food, water, shelter
100
everything that surrounds & effects an animal
What is an environment?
200
What are the two types of systems?
Open & Closed
200
What are two groups of organisms in ecosystems?
Populations & Communities
200
an organism's job/role in it's habitat
What is a Niche?
200
Name 3 behavior adaptations
Instinct, Migration, Hibernation, & Learned Behaviors
200
the average temperature and rainfall for an area
What is Climate?
300
What is an example of a system?
Backyard, Water cycle, etc.
300
Name 4 nonliving parts of ecosystems
Sunlight, Water, Soil, Air, Temperature
300
living things that must get their energy (food) from some other source
What is a Consumer?
300
Name 3 body part adaptations
Beaks, body coverings, camouflage, & mimicry
300
a place where an animal is protected from other animals or the weather
What is Shelter?
400
when the changes in a system cancel each other out over time
What is Stability?
400
a group of the same species living in the same place at the same time
What is a population?
400
living things that make their own food
What are Producers?
400
the process of change
What is Metamorphosis?
400
when an animal goes into a long, deep sleep
What is Hibernation?
500
all of the populations that live in the same area
What is a Community?
500
living things that feed on waste or remains of other animals and return nutrients to the soil
What are Decomposers?
500
an animal's color or pattern that helps it blend in with its surroundings
What is Camouflage?
500
the movement of a group of one type of animal from one place to another and back again
What is Migration?