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17 Cards in this Set
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What does Migratory mean?
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Refers to a population that moves to a new habitat at a predictable time, either on an annual basis or once in a life time.
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What is a habitat?
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Part of an ecosystem in which an organism lives, feeds and reproduces
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What does migration mean?
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Refers to the predictable movements of organisms over large distances. Annually or once in a life time.
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What is a microhabitat?
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Small region within a habitat that may have environmental conditions differ from those prevailing in the larger habitat.
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Terrestrial means...
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On the ground
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Aquatic means...
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In water
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Marine means...
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In seas
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Arboreal means...
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In trees
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Fossorial means...
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Digging underground
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Herbivorous means...
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Plant-eating
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Frugivorous means...
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fruit-eating
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Carnivorous means...
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Animal-eating
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Insectivorous means...
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Insect-eating
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Omnivorous means...
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Plant- and animal- eating
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Diurnal means...
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By day
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Nocturnal means...
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By night
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Crepuscular means...
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At dawn and dusk
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