Mammal Vocabulary

an animal that only eats other animals

• omnivore

• carnivore

• herbivore

• detrivore

an exact count of every animal in an area

• census

• population

• sample

• population index

an animal active during dawn and dusk

• diurnal

• nocturnal

• crepuscular

• home range

active during the day

• diurnal

• crepuscular

• nocturnal

• predator

the area that provides a living thing with adequate food, water, shelter, space

• population

• sample

• habitat

• prey

an animal that only eats plant material

• detrivore

• herbivore

• omnivore

• carnivore

the space that an animal occupies during its life

• home range

• population index

• taxonomy

• warm-blooded

active during the night

• sample

• nocturnal

• taxonomy

• diurnal

an animal that eats plant material and other animals

• carnivore

• herbivore

• detrivore

• omnivore

the number of individuals of a particular species in an area

• population

• sample

• population index

• taxonomy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4