Living Things in an Ecosyseem

Interactions and relationships between animals of the same species.

• Habitat

• Physical traits

• Social behavior

• Adaptation

Position of an animal on a food chain based on its feeding relationship and energy source

environment where a particular animal, population, or community of animals reside and carry out their life activities

observable characteristics of an animal’s body structure or appearance

• social trait

• behavioral trait

• hullabaloo trait

• physical trait

observable patterns of actions exhibited by an organism in response to surroundings

• boogie skills

• behavioral trait

• hullabaloo trait

• physical trait

Traits that animals evolve overtime to better suit their environment and increase survival rates.

An animal that hunts, kills, and consumes other animals, known as prey, as a means of obtaining food.

Animals that are hunted, captured, and consumed by predators as a source of food.

What benefits can come from animals hunting as a group? (You may select more than 1)

• Conserve energy

• Can catch larger prey

• Protection for one another

• Animals hunt best alone

How do animals attain energy? (may choose more than 1)

• Eating other animals

• Performing photosynthesis

• Fighting

• Eating plants