ECOSYSTEMS

Environment (Ecosystem)

All the living and non living things in an area

Adaptation

A characteristic that helps a living thing survive

Physical Adaptation

An adaptation to a body part

Behavioral Adaptation

Something an organism does to help it survive

Instinct

An inherited behavior an animal knows how to do without having to learn it

Herbivore

Plant eater

Carnivore

Meat eater

Omnivore

Eats both plants and meat

Habitat

The natural home of a plant or animal

Predator

An animal that eats other animals

Prey

An animal that is hunted by other animals

Food Web

a picture that shows how animals are connected in their search for food within an ecosystem

Food Chain

A picture that shows how energy is passed from one living thing to another