Animal populations, food chains, food webs, & adaptions Flashcards
Animal population
a group of the same kind of animals living in a area
Prairie dog
thousands of prairie dogs can live in the same prairie dog town
Herds
a group of animals that live together such as cattle caribou and zebras
drones
a male bee in a honeybee colony
parasites
a living thing that depends on and harms other living things
hive
a honey bees nest
food chain
the path by which energy passes from one living thing to another
food web
something that shows how all animals in a community get energy
energy
needed for animals to live and grow
producers
a name given to green plants because they make their own food
consumers
a name given to animals because they have to eat to get energy
carnivore
an animal that only eats other animals
adaptation
body part or an activity that helps a living thing survive
