vocabulary 1
living and nonliving things that interact in an environment make up an ________.
ecosystem
A ________ shows how energy passes from one organism to another in an ecosystem.
food chain
An organism that eats other organisms.
consumer
What are things called that help organisms survive the environment. ex: a frog's sticky tounge
adaptation
food, water, shelter
another word for an animal's home
habitat
An organism that makes its own food.
producer
decomposer
hunters
predators
the hunted
prey
Food chains connect to form a ______.
food web
The pattern of weather in a place over a long time.
______ is made of bits of rock and humus.
What are the two types of forests?
tropical rain forest, temperate forest
name an animal that might live in a wetland
Ms. Heil will determine if you get points
An ecosystem that has a dry climate.
Desert
An ecosystem that has many trees.
Forest
A large body of salt water.
Ocean
animals that live in cold climates have a layer of _________ under their skin to keep them warm.
blubber
what is it called when animals go into a deep sleep?
hibernation
An ecosystem where water covers the soil for most of the year.
The adaptation that involves blending in.
camouflage
Active at night.
nocturnal
What does it mean to migrate?
to move from one place to another
who is the best teacher in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD??
Ms. Heil :)))))