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| ex: parasite | tick, leech, flea, tape worm |
| defintion: prey | animal eaten by other animals |
| ex: mimicry | Viceroy, bee beetle, snake I can't remember the name of |
| Why we classify things | Makes it is easier to study living things (example saying "An alligator is a reptile gives you a lot of information, if you know what a reptile is) |
| definition: predator | carnivorous animal that hunts, kills and eats other animals to survive |
| definition: parasite | Organism living in another animal that harms their host |
| ex: prey | squirrel, rabbit, deer |
| definition: mimicry | One animal disguises as another in order to benefit. Example: disguised as poisonous animal so you aren't eaten; disguise as a flower to attract bees so you can eat them |
| ex: reptile | Classification example, we know that a reptile has certain characteristics |
| ex: predator | hawks, wolves, foxes |
| definition: environment | The world around us that provides our life support system |
| ex: environment | water cycle, ground, air around us |
| ex: environment | rain forest |
| What is the difference between environment and biome? | Check with your teacher ~ this is tricky |
| definition: adaption | Changes an animal makes to suit their environment |
| ex: adaption | Heavy fur for cold areas so they are not so cold |
| def: habitat | The place in nature where a plant or animal usually lives |
| ex: habitat | the top of a mountain, the bottom of the ocean, a single tree |
| ex: habitat of a little tree frog | a single tree |
| def: behavioral adaptation | The way an animal acts or behaves to survive |
| ex: behavioral adaptation | migration |
| ex: behavioral adaption | bird calls |
| def: biome | A large, distinct, community of plants and animals in a certain environment that extends over a large area |
| ex: biome | rain forest |
| ex: biome | desert |
| ex: biome | temperate decidous forest |
| ex: biome | tundra |
| ex: biome | grasslands |
| def: behavioral adaption | When an animal or group of animals move from one place to another, such as from country to country or north to south |
| An example of a behavioral adaption is ... | the migration of butterflies |
| ex: behavioral adaption | Bird migration |
| He created a classification system | Carolus Linnaeus |
| What is the classification system called | Carolus Linneaus system of classification |
| def: symbiosis | Close mutually beneficial relationship of plants and animals |
| ex: symbiosis | clown fish and anemone |
| ex: symbiosis | bee and flower |
| def: hibernation | Sleeping past the winter. This may be an example of a behavioral adaption too ... |
| ex: hibernation | bears hibernate |
| ex: hibernation | ground hogs hibernate |
| def: structural adaptation | How an animals body changes to match its environment |
| ex: structural adaptation | Long neck of a giraffe |
| ex: structural adaptation | Shape of the beaks of birds |
| def: camouflage | Blending in, or disguising, to hide from predators or to trick another animal |
| ex: camouflage | Animal who is camouflaged to look like a flower to trick bees and then eat them |
| ex: camouflage | stick bug - looks like a stick |
