Animal Behavior
How an organism interacts with its environment and other organisms
What is BEHAVIOR
What something does
What is FUNCTION
Helpful
What is BENEFICIAL
An organism that eats other organisms
What is CONSUMER
A long period with little to no rainfall
What is a DROUGHT
Passed down from parent to offspring
What is INHERITED
An inherited trait that helps an organism survive
What is ADAPTATION
The place or environment an organism normally lives
What is HABITAT
An organism that makes its own food
What is a PRODUCER
The nonliving parts of an ecosystem
What is ABIOTIC
An inherited behavior
What is INSTINCT
A type of plant or animal
What is SPECIES
To cause damage
What is HARMFUL
An organism that breaks down dead plant and animal matter
What is a DECOMPOSER
The living or once-living parts of an ecosystem
What is BIOTIC
A behavior developed through experience
What is LEARNED BEHAVIOR
The way parts are organized or arranged
What is STRUCTURE
The introduction of a substance that can have harmful effects on the environment
What is POLLUTION
A series of events in a repeating pattern
What is CYCLE
A living thing
What is ORGANISM
Using a tool to dig termites out of a termite mound is an example of ______ behavior.
What is LEARNED
Temperature, light, water, and space are all ______ factors.
What is ABIOTIC
An area where living and nonliving parts of the environment interact
What is ECOSYSTEM
An animal that is hunted by other animals
What is PREY
An animal that hunts other animals
What is PREDATOR