https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg en-us 2018-02-05 18:22:01 UTC 2026-01-03 06:55:15 UTC hello@padlet.com 304963 https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228274196 physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms.]]> 2018-02-05 18:22:43 UTC https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228274196 304963 https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228275158 Structural adaptations are physical features of an organism like the bill on a bird or the fur on a bear. Other adaptations are behavioral. Behavioral adaptations are the things organisms do to survive. For example, bird calls and migration are behavioral adaptations.]]> 2018-02-05 18:24:10 UTC https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228275158 304963 https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228276176 2018-02-05 18:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228276176 304963 https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228276941 relating to or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations.]]> 2018-02-05 18:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228276941 304963 https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228278108 an animal that feeds on flesh]]> 2018-02-05 18:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228278108 304963 https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228280646 also called biological community, in biology, an interacting group of various species in a common location. For example, a forest of trees and undergrowth plants, inhabited by animals and rooted in soil containing bacteria and fungi, constitutes a biological community.]]> 2018-02-05 18:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228280646 304963 https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228281981 Competition is an interaction between organisms or species in which both the organisms or species are harmed. Limited supply of at least one resource (such as food, water, and territory) used by both can be a factor.]]> 2018-02-05 18:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228281981 304963 https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228282973 A heterotrophic organism that feeds on other organisms in a food chain. Herbivores that feed on green plants and detritivores that feed on decaying matter are called primary consumers.]]> 2018-02-05 18:36:05 UTC https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228282973 304963 https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228283971  The ratio of total deaths to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time; often expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 of the population per year. Also called fatality rate, mortality rate.]]> 2018-02-05 18:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228283971 304963 https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228285485 Decomposers are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, and in doing so, they carry out the natural process of decomposition. Like herbivores and predators, decomposers are heterotrophic, meaning that they use organic substrates to get their energy, carbon and nutrients for growth and development.]]> 2018-02-05 18:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228285485 304963 https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228287181 Ecosystem science is the study of inter-relationships among the living organisms, physical features, bio-chemical processes, natural phenomena, and human activities in ecological communities. Within any given area, living and nonliving interact with each other. Together, these things form an ecosystem.]]> 2018-02-05 18:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228287181 304963 https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228288572 the branch of science concerned with the physical, chemical, and biological conditions of the environment and their effect on organisms. Origin of environmental science.]]> 2018-02-05 18:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228288572 304963 https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228289481 In biology and ecology, extinction is the termination of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon), normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point.]]> 2018-02-05 18:47:37 UTC https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228289481 304963 https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228290793 A habitat is a special place where a plant or animal lives. Just like you have a home or place to live, so do animals and plants. When we talk about an animal's or a plant's home it is more like a neighborhood than a “house.”]]> 2018-02-05 18:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228290793 304963 https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228290898 A herbivore is often defined as any organism that eats only plants. By that definition, many fungi, some bacteria, many animals, about 1% of flowering plants and some protists can be considered herbivores.]]> 2018-02-05 18:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/304963/w6s87rm8y7bg/wish/228290898