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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?