Unit 3- Vocabulary

Question 0

Producers

Answer 0

Organisms that are capable of producing food through photosynthesis

Question 1

Decomposition

Answer 1

Breakdown of a dead organism to its organic materials

Question 2

Consumers

Answer 2

Organisms that rely on other organisms for their food supply

Question 3

Adaptation

Answer 3

Any structure, behavior or process that allows an organism to better survive in its environment.

Question 4

Suckling

Answer 4

Feeding a baby mammal within from its mother

Question 5

Taxis

Answer 5

The movement of a cell or organism in response to external stimulus

Question 6

Migration

Answer 6

Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another

Question 7

Estivation

Answer 7

Prolonged dormancy of an animal during a hot or dry period

Question 8

Hibernation

Answer 8

The resting state in which some animals pass the winter

Question 9

Territorial Defense

Answer 9

When an animal or group of animals protects its territory from others

Question 10

Pheromones

Answer 10

Chemicals that communicate information among members of the same species

Question 11

Courtship Dances

Answer 11

Behavior that males and females of a species carry out before mating

Question 12

Predator

Answer 12

An organism that survived by preying on others

Question 13

Prey

Answer 13

An organism being hunted to be eaten

Question 14

Competition

Answer 14

A symbolic relationship among organisms for resources

Question 15

Biotic

Answer 15

The living or once living components of an Ecosystem

Question 16

Abiotic

Answer 16

The non living components of an ecosystem

Question 17

Carrying Capacity

Answer 17

The maximum number of individuals in a population that can be supported in a given area

Question 18

Bio accumulation

Answer 18

The accumulation of toxic substances as they move up a food chain

Question 19

Habitual

Answer 19

A decrease in response to a stimulus after repeated exposure.

Question 20

Imprinting

Answer 20

Coming to recognize an animal, person or thing as a parent or object of trust

Question 21

Classical conditioning

Answer 21

Leaning by association

Question 22

Trial and error learning

Answer 22

Learning by receiving a reward for a particular response

Question 23

Stimulus

Answer 23

Something external that promotes an activity or response

Question 24

Response

Answer 24

The result of a stimulus

Question 25

Symbiosis

Answer 25

A relationship between two different organisms of different species

Question 26

Mutualism

Answer 26

Symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit

Question 27

Parasitism

Answer 27

A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed

Question 28

Commensalism

Answer 28

A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits without harming the other