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Animal Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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a community of organisms and their environment, containing living and ninliving factors | ecosystem |
animals that do not have a backbone | invertebrates |
An organism that uses energy from the sun to create its own food (green plants using photosynthesis) | producer |
the things organisms do to survive (migration and hibernation) | behavioral adaptations |
An organism that gets its energy by feeding on producers or animals that eat producers | consumer |
animals that have a backbone | vertebrates |
An organism (fungus or bacteria) that decomposes organic material | decomposer |
physical features of an organism like the bill on a bird or the fur on a bear | structural adaptations |
An animal that hunts and eats other animals | predator |
The organism’s role in an ecosystem (consumer, producer, decomposer, predator, prey) | niche |
An animal that is hunted by another for food | prey |
The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism | habitat |
All the organism of one species in an area | population |
All the populations living in an area | community |
Animals need food, water, shelter, and _______________. | space |