Plant Needs
Plants take in this gas from the air to help make food.
Carbon dioxide
Animals need this to breathe and stay alive.
Oxygen
A group of the same species living in one area is called this.
Population
This word means a body part or behavior that helps an animal survive.
Adaptation
Bird beaks, wings, claws, antlers are all examples of what?
External structures
This part of the plant makes food using sunlight.
Leaves
Why do some animals have sharp teeth?
When too many predators live in one area, the prey population will likely do this.
Decrease
Some animals blend in with their surroundings to stay safe. This adaptation is called ______
Camouflage
When an animal looks like a different animal to stay safe, it is called this.
Mimicry
Plants can get these two things from the soil.
Nutrients and water
Animal require space for what reason?
This is a place where plants and animals live together and depend on each other.
Ecosystem
Birds flying south for the winter is an example of this kind of adaptation.
Migration
What stage of the life cycle is when the young animal looks like the smaller version of the adult?
Nymph stage
How do plants take in air?
Through tiny holes in their leaves.
Animals that eat plants are called this.
Herbivores
Where do plants and animals get their air and water they require?
From their environment.
Write the definition for "competition"
The struggle among living things for resources.
If an invasive species takes over a habitat, native animals may struggle to get this.
Resources
Why can some plants grow without soil?
They're still able to get the nutrients they need.
These five things help animals to survive and reproduce.
Water, food, oxygen, space, shelter
Name three things that can happen when an animal doesn't get the resources it needs?
It can adapt, migrate, or die.
State the definition of "drought"
An extended period of time with little to no rainfall.
Some plants grow toward sunlight. This response to light is called this.
Phototropism