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EcosystemsForce, Motion,
& EnergyInherited
TraitsResponses
and Behaviors
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The particular place where an organism lives
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What is a habitat?
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The role of an organism in its habitat
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What is a niche?
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Organisms in a living system that receive energy
directly from the Sun
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What are producers?
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Organisms that feed on the wastes of plants and
animals or on their remains after they die
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What are decomposers?
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The process that plants use to produce their own food
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What is photosynthesis?
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A path that electric current flows through
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What is a circuit?
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The role of a battery in an electric circuit
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What is to provide power, energy?
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The role of the handlebars on a bicycle
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What is to provide steering?
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Keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun
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What is the force of gravity?
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The role of sunlight in the water cycle
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What is to provide heat to evaporate the water?
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Any characteristic that can be used to identify or describe an organism
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What is a trait?
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The passing of traits from parents to offspring
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What is heredity?
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Eye color, hair color, and height
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What are inherited traits?
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An inherited trait that allows a lion to blend into
its environment
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What is fur color?
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An inherited behavioral trait, such as hibernating in
winter
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What is an instinct?
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When an organism changes its behavior because of practice or experience it
has gained
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What is a learned behavior?
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A child pouts to try to get what she wants
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What is a learned behavior?
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A plant’s stem bends toward the light from a
window
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What is a response to the environment?
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Koko is a gorilla that uses sign language to
communicate with people
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What is a learned behavior?
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Vines grow up along a chimney
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What is a response to the environment?