habitat vocabulary. ecosystem all the living and nonliving things in a place
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Habitat Vocabulary
ecosystem
• All the living and nonliving things in a place.
community
• All the living things in an ecosystem. It consists of many different populations.
population
• All the members of a single type of organism. For example, all the American Alligators in a swamp.
habitat
• a living things home
organism
• A specific type of plant or animal.
marsh
• An area of wet, low land. It usually contains a large amount of grass and no trees. Similar to a swamp, but swamps usually have trees.
coast
• The land that borders a sea or ocean
piedmont
An area of land that is made up of a series of rolling hills and occasional mountains. Its name means foot of the mountain
adaptation
A special characteristic that helps an animal survive. For example, a chameleon changes colors to blend into its environment.
natural resource
• All the “nature made” things that are useful in your environment
• Minerals, timber, land, and water are examples of natural resources
conservation
• The act of protecting our resources; including the land, water, plants, animals and air. Save the whales
environment
• The things that make up an area like land, water, and air.
recycle
• When you treat something so it can be used again.
shelter
• One of the basic needs provided by a habitat, that helps protect an organism and offers it a safe place to rest or reproduce.
non-living
• Something that is not alive, like a rock or dirt.
endangered
• A living organism that is threatened with extinction. The right whale is an endangered species of Georgia.
contamination
• pollution, to make impure
weathering
The destruction or discoloring action on resources caused by air, water, or frost, especially on rock or wood
energy
• the ability to do work
• living organisms need food to provide them with energy
external feature
• The visible features of a plant or animal that help the animal survive in a given habitat.
• For example, the spoonbill has a spoon-shaped beak to help him catch fish.