Unit 3- Environments and Survival- Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for the role or function of an organism in its ecosystem?

• Habitat

• Niche

• Biome

• Ecosystem

What does it mean to stay alive?

• Survive

• Perish

• Faint

• Surrender

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What do we call the process by which living things produce more of their own kind?

• Reproduce

• Regenerate

• Evolve

• Adapt

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What do we call the changes in a species over time to adapt to their environment?

• Adaptation

• Evolution

• Mutation

• Natural Selection

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What is the way something is shaped or what it is made out of that makes it good for a specific function?

• Structure

• Texture

• Color

• Weight

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What is the term for the living and non-living things in an environment and their interactions?

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Habitat

• Community

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What is something that can be observed about an organism, such as color or size?

• Characteristics

• Traits

• Attributes

• Features

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What do we call an animal that hunts other animals?

• Predator

• Herbivore

• Scavenger

• Omnivore

What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

• Biodiversity

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Habitat

What is the term for the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism?

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Niche