The place in which an organism lives

To look or act like another organism for survival so that other species are fooled

offspring get genes from each parent that determine how they grow

A behavior that an organism needs to learn- reading, sports hunting, speaking, etc

Animals who are awake during the night and sleep during the day; adapt to stay cooler

A change in a organisms genes that is passed on from the parent; there are good and bad ones.

The study of science that is about the relationship between organisms & their environment

A group of organisms of ONE species that live in an area at the same time

The job or role an organism has in its ecosystem

The word that means all the living things in an ecosystem- animals, plants

The group of all the populations in one area

species ↦ population ↦ community ↦ ecosystem ↦ Biome ↦ Smallest ↦ largest

The relationship in which one species benefits and the other is harmed or dies.

The relationship in which both species benefit

An instinctive behavior that some animals are due during cold months to save energy and do not need as much food.

Any long-term relationship between different species- mutualism, commensalism, parasitism.

The word that means all the nonliving things in an ecosystem water, land, soil sun, air

When a plant or animal blends in with its surroundings and is hard to see during the day; adapts to stay cooler

Any feature, characteristic, or property that an organism (plant & animal) has to help it meet its needs & survive; is very advantageous.

Variety of differences in the same or different species.

A type of behavioral adaptation- A characteristic that an animal is born with; that doesn't need to be learned. The animal just does this. Knowing its needs to hunt its instinct, but how to hunt is learned

Characteristics/features that are inherited that help an organism survive that do NOT have to be LEARNED and arent structural/physical.

The mass movement of animals to a different place

The relationship in which one species is helped but the other is not hurt.