Ecology

Question	Answer
What is the name of places where animals live?	habitat
What are most condition caused by?	Physical environmental changes
What are physical environmental factors?	The non living conditions in the environment of an organism. e.g. temperature and light.
What does adapted mean?	when something has particular features to help it do something.
How is a jack rabbit adapted to its habitat?	1. Large ears to allow heat and improve hearing. 2. Large legs to run away quickly from predators.
What is a daily change?	changes that happen during the day.
what is a seasonal change?	When something changes during a year.
What does nocturnal mean?	Organisms that are active at night are nocturnal.
What is a deciduous tree?	A tree that drops its leaves during winter.
Why deciduous trees drop their leaves?	Because they can't use photsynthesis due to a lack of sunlight.
What is an evergreen tree?	A tree that keeps its leaves during winter.
How can an evergreen tree keep its leaves?	They have tougher leaves that don't lose much water.
what is hibernation?	When animals hide during the winter and go to sleep.
What is migration?	When animals move to different parts of the world due to season.
What are predators?	Predators are animals that hunt other animals. They hunt prey.
What do both predators and preys have?	Adaptations that allow them to hunt or escape.
What is a carnivore?	an animal that eats other animals.
What is a herbivore?	An animal that eats plants.
What is an omnivore?	an animal that eats both plants and animals.
What is a parasite?	An organism that live in another organism.
What is a food chain?	A way of showing what eats what in a habitat.
What is a producer and where is it on the food chain?	An organism that is able to make its own food. A plant is a producer. They are usually at the start.
what is a consumer?	An organism that has to other organisms to stay alive. And all are consumers.
What does a food chain end with?	a top predator.
What is a food web?	Many food chains linked together. Can show omnivores and when two animals eat the same thing.
What is a pooter?	A small container connected to two tubes. Used to catch tiny animals.
What is a tree beating?	Shaking tree branches too make organisms fall from them.
What can animal droppings show?	That animals are in the habitat and what they are eating or near a dead animal.
what are some other evidences?	teeth marks, footprints and distinctive trails.

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