Habitat Vocabulary

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Habitat Vocabulary
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ecosystem

• All the living and nonliving things in a place.

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community

• All the living things in an ecosystem. It
  consists of many different populations.

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population

• All the members of a single type of organism.
  For example, all the American Alligators in a
  swamp.

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habitat

• a living things home

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organism

• A specific type of plant or animal.

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marsh

• An area of wet, low land. It usually contains a
  large amount of grass and no trees. Similar to a
  swamp, but swamps usually have trees.

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coast

• The land that borders a sea or ocean

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piedmont
An area of land that is made up of a series of
rolling hills and occasional mountains. Its name
means foot of the mountain
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adaptation

• A special characteristic that helps an animal
  survive. For example, a chameleon changes colors
  to blend into its environment.

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natural resource

• All the nature made things that are useful in
  your environment
• Minerals, timber, land, and water are examples of
  natural resources

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conservation

• The act of protecting our resources including
  the land, water, plants, animals and air.

Save the whales
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environment

• The things that make up an area like land, water,
  and air.

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ocean

• The ocean is the large body of salt water that
  covers most of Earth's surface. The Atlantic is
  located off the coast of Georgia.

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shelter

• One of the basic needs provided by a habitat,
  that helps protect an organism and offers it a
  safe place to rest or reproduce.

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non-living organism

• Something that is not alive, like a rock or dirt.

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endangered species

• A living organism that is threatened with
  extinction. The right whale is an endangered
  species of Georgia.

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temperature

• A measure of how hot or cold it is. The
  temperature of a region impacts what plants and
  animals can survive in the habitat.

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weathering

• The destruction or discoloring action on
  resources caused by air, water, or frost,
  especially on rock or wood

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energy

• the ability to do work
• living organisms need food to provide them with
  energy

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external feature

• The visible features of a plant or animal that
  help the animal survive in a given habitat.
• For example, the spoonbill has a spoon-shaped
  beak to help him catch fish.

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broadleaf trees

• Broadleaf trees are those trees that lose their
  leaves during the fall and winter months. They
  have leafs, fruit or flowers and bark.Common
  broadleaf include the maple, oak and ash.

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needleleaf trees

• Trees that are evergreen and do not change with
  the seasons. Tree parts include the scalelike or
  needle leafs, bark and cones. Common species
  include cedar, cypress and douglas-fir.

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fruit-bearing trees

• A type of broadleaf tree that bear fruit or
  flowering plants. Common fruit-bearing trees
  include the apple, pear and magnolia tree.