Unit 4 Test - Vocabulary

something about an organism that allows it to live and reproduce effectively in its particular environment

• dependent

• adaptation

• ectotherm

• stomata

animal that regulates its body temp by using heat form surrounding environment

• adaptation

• endotherm

• ectotherm

• stomata

a change in the environment that causes an organism to change its activity

• homeostasis

• stimulus

• response

• ecology

the way an organism reacts to a stimulus

• homeostasis

• ecology

• stimulus

• response

living factors of an ecosystem

• biotic

• abiotic

• rocks

nonliving factors of an ecosystem

• biotic

• abiotic

• turtles

the place an organism lives

• habitat

• community

• population

group of individuals of the same species existing together

• ecosystem

• habitat

• population

• community

all the interacting populations in an area

• ecosystem

• population

• community

• habitat

carnivores without predators

• prey

• consumer

• apex predator

• herbivore