Organisms and Environments Vocabulary

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What is an organism's environment?

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All living and nonliving things that make up an organism's surroundings.

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What is migration?

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An organism's movement from one place to another.

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What is hibernation?

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An organism's time of rest or deep sleep during the winter.

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Does temperature and precipitation affect the growth and behavior of plants and animals?

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True

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What is another name for a living thing?

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Organism.

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What do we call the place where an organism lives?

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Habitat.

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What is a food chain?

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A series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process by which green plants use sunlight to make their own food.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that makes its own food, usually a plant.

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What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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