Habitats Flashcards
(28 cards)
Ecosystem
A community of organisms in a habitat
Species
Kinds of organisms (plants and animals)
Population
The number of species in an ecosystem
Endangered
A species at risk of going extinct
Invasive Species
A species that is non-native to an ecosystem
Carnivore
Eats animals
Herbivore
Eats plants
Omnivore
Eats plants and animals
Producers
Make food
Consumers
Eat food
Decomposers
Bugs and fungi that break down plant and animal matter
Adaptation
Changes an organism makes to survive
Structural Adaptation
Body changes
Physiological Adaptation
Cells change
Behavioural Adaptation
Behaviours change
Camouflage
Blending into your environment
Migration
Moving habitats based on seasons
Nocturnal
Awake at night
Hibernation
Asleep during winter
Deforestation
Humans destroying forests for resources
Pollution
Things that make the earth dirty and unhealthy
Overhunting
Hunting too much of a species so it can’t reproduce
How do human beings affect habitats?
Humans change habitats to suit their needs. It is bad for the earth.
Deforestation, Overhunting, Pollution
Habitat
The natural home or environment of a plant, animal, or other organism.
