what is a "food web?"
a system of overlapping food chains
all living and nonliving things in an environment together
process of energy moving from one living thing to another
what is a "decomposer?"
living thing that cannot make its own food (animals)
living thing that makes its own food (plants)
organism that digests the remains of dead plants/animals
what does "habitat" mean?
an animal's home or address
different populations that interact
what animal has a backbone?
vertebrate
invertebrate
what does "hibernation" mean?
animal's specific job or role they play in their ecosystem
deep, sleep-like state that some animals enter in winter
what animal's body temperature depends on whether it's cold or hot outside (no control)?
cold-blooded
warm-blooded
what animal regulates their own body heat when it is hot or cold outside?
cold-blooded
warm-blooded
what word(s) mean "the process by which energy moves from one type of living thing to another?"
food chain
ecosystem
supply chain
what does "niche" mean?
all the living and nonliving things in an environment
animal's specific job or role they play in their ecosystem
what does "migration" mean?
an animal's home or address
an animal's specific job or role in their ecosystem
traveling in search of better temp., food, or to reproduce
what word(s) means "special features that help an animal live and survive in its habitat?"
trait
adaptation
life cycle
what is a "predator?"
an animal that hunts other animals for food
any animal hunted by others for food
an animal that feeds on dead plants and animals
what word(s) mean "all the members of one species that live within an area of an ecosystem?"
population
habitat
community
what word(s) mean "all of the stages of growth an animal goes through during its lifetime?"
trait
ecosystem
life cycle adaptation
what words(s) mean "a physical part on an animal's body that helps it survive?"
adaptation
warning coloration
physical adaptation
what is a "carnivore?"
an animal that eats BOTH plants and animals for food
an animal that eats plants for food
an animal that eats other animals for food
what is an "omnivore?"
an animal that eats other animals for food
an animal that eats BOTH plants and animals for food
an animal that eats plants for food
which word(s) means "when one animal looks like another animal for protection that is poisonous or dangerous?"
camouflage
warning coloration
mimicry
what is a "scavenger?"
an animal that feeds on dead plants and animals
an animal that hunts other animals for food
any animal hunted by others for food
what is an "herbivore?"
an animal that eats BOTH plants and animals for food
an animal that eats other animals for food
an animal that eats plants for food
what word(s) mean "different populations that interact with each other in the same area?"
ecosystem
community
habitat
what does "extinct" mean?
in danger of dying off or becoming extinct
a species that is no longer living
what does "endangered" mean?
a species that is no longer living
in danger of dying off or becoming extinct
what word means "a body feature or behavior passed on from a parent to its offspring?"
niche
camouflage
trait
what word(s) mean "all the living and nonliving things in an environment and the many ways they interact?"
ecosystem
food chain
habitat
which word(s) means "bright colors that warn other animals to stay away because they're poisonous?"
mimicry
camouflage
warning coloration
what is a "producer?"
living thing that cannot make its own food
living thing that makes its own food
organism that digests the remains of dead plants/animals
which word(s) mean "an adaptation that allows an animal to blend in with its environment?"
mimicry
camouflage
warning coloration
what word(s) mean "a behavior an animal performs or does for survival?"
behavioral adaptation
camouflage
learned behavior
what animal does NOT have a backbone?
vertebrate
invertebrate
what does "prey" mean?
an animal that hunts other animals for food
any animal hunted by others for food
an animal that feeds on dead plants and animals
what is a "consumer?"
organism that digests the remains of dead plants/animals
living thing that cannot make its own food
living thing that makes its own food