Adapations and Habitats

1. What is the word for the natural environment or home where an organism lives?
3. What is the process called when animals move from one region or habitat to another, often seasonally?
7. What is the adaptation called when an animal blends into its surroundings to avoid being seen by predators?
8. What is the term for when organisms fight for the same limited resources in their environment?
10. What do you call an animal that eats both plants and animals?
11. What is the gradual process of change in the heritable characteristics of a population over successive generations?
12. SELECTION What is the process by which individuals with traits that better suit their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce?
13. What is the term for animals that are primarily active during the night?
14. What is the term for an animal that primarily eats other animals?

2. What is the process by which animals maintain their internal body temperature?
4. What is the term for the non-living factors in an ecosystem, like sunlight, water, and temperature?
5. What do you call a trait (physical or behavioral) that helps an organism survive in its environment?
6. What is the term for the living components of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, and bacteria?
9. – What is the interaction called when one organism hunts and eats another?
11. Describes an organisms way of life