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24 Cards in this Set
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CARNIVORE |
AN ANIMAL THAT EATS ONLY MEAT |
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COMMUNITY |
ALL OF THE POPULATIONS LIVING IN THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAME TIME |
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CONSUMER |
A LIVING THING THAT DEPENDS ON PRODUCERS FOR FOOD |
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DECOMPOSER |
AN ORGANISM THAT BREAKS DOWN DEAD PLANTS AND ANIMALS |
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ECOSYSTEM |
A COMMUNITY AND ITS NONLIVING ENVIRONMENT |
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ENDANGERED SPECIES |
AN ORGANISM IN DANGER OF BECOMING EXTINCT |
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EXTINCT |
THE CONDITION IN WHICH THERE ARE NO MORE LIVING MEMBERS OF A SPECIES |
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FOOD CHAIN |
THE PATH OF FOOD ENERGY FROM THE SUN, TO PRODUCER, TO CONSUMER |
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FOOD WEB |
THE FLOW OF ENERGY FROM THE SUN THROUGH PRODUCERS, CONSUMERS, AND DECOMPOSERS |
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HABITAT |
THE PLACE OR KIND OF PLACE IN WHICH AN ANIMAL OR PLANT NATURALLY LIVES |
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herbivore |
an animal that eats only plants |
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hibernation |
an animal that eats only plants |
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hibernation |
a behavioral adaptation where animals gi into a deep sleep and body systems reduce to minimal levels |
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instinct |
a behavior an organism does not have to learn |
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metaporphosis |
the changing of certain organisms from one stage to another during its life cycle to another |
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migration |
a behavior adaptation where organisms from one stage to another during its life cycle to another |
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niche |
the function that an organism performs in the food web of that community |
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omnivore |
an animal that eats both plants and animals |
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predator |
an animal that hunts and eats other animals |
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prey |
an animal hunted and eaten by other animals |
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population |
all of the organisms of the same kind that are living in the same area at the same time |
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producer |
a living organism that uses sunlight to make sugar |
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structural adaptation |
a physical attribute that helps organisms meet a life need |
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behavioral adaptation |
a certain type of activity organisms perform which helps them meet a life need |
