Vocabulary List

Endangered species - A species whose population is so small that it is in danger of ____.

• extinction

• overpopulation

• migration

• evolution

Behavior - A plant or animal action, reaction, or activity that occurs in response to ____.

• stimuli

• weather

• time

• growth

Population - All members of the same species living together at the same time in the same ____.

• place

• time

• species

• group

Community - Populations of different species of organisms living together in the same geographic ____.

• area

• region

• zone

• territory

Ecosystem - All the living and non-living things that interact with each other in an ____

• ecosystem

• environment

• community

• habitat

Condensation - The process by which water is changed from a gas to a liquid; a stage of the ____ cycle.

• water

• carbon

• nitrogen

• oxygen

Inherited trait - A trait or characteristic that is passed from parent to ____.

• offspring

• sibling

• neighbor

• friend

Vertebrate - An animal that has a ____.

• backbone

• feathers

• scales

• fur

Herbivore - An animal that obtains nutrients only from ____.

• plants

• animals

• insects

• fungi

Extinct Species - A species that no longer ____.

• exists

• breathes

• eats

• sleeps