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Ecology - Examining Ecosystems
| Questions |
Answers |
| an inherited physical characteristic |
physical trait |
| stems and leaves growing toward light |
phototropism |
| stems growing upward and roots growing downward because of gravity |
gravitropism |
| roots growing toward water |
hydrotropism |
| to work with others of the same species for protection from predators or to find food |
cooperate |
| to conserve energy during unfavorable physical conditions |
hibernate |
| to move during different seasons to find food or to breed |
migrate |
| a characteristic that helps animals blend into their havitats |
camouflage |
| a characteristic that allows animals to look like another poisonous or bad tasting animal to avoid predators |
mimicry |
| species that once lived on Earth but no longer having populations |
extinct |
| species that are at rise of becoming extinct |
endangered |