behavior
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behavior
behavior: something an organism does to get the things it needs to live
Crying is a BEHAVIOR babies use to communicate with their parents. Babies are born knowing how to cry.
Seals must learn how to balance a ball to get a treat.
characteristic
characteristic: a quality that describes a living thing or an object; a trait
CHARACTERISTICS, or properties, of matter can be observed with your five senses.
redround
“squishy”
soft
shiny
size of tennis ball
solid
floats
environment
environment: everything that is around a living thing
Many living and nonliving parts make up a forest ENVIRONMENT.
A desert provides the perfect
ENVIRONMENTfor cacti.
food chain
food chain: the path of food energy from one organism to another in an ecosystem
freshwater
freshwater: water that does not contain salt
Lakes and underground aquifers provide the FRESHWATER we drink.
habitat
habitat: : the kind of ecosystem when an organism lives
The plant layers of a forest are an ideal HABITAT for many organisms. Small animals and birds make their homes in tree canopies, while decomposers feed on decaying matter on the forest floor .
A coral reef HABITAT provides food and shelter for millions of fish and other aquatic species.
natural resource
natural resource: anything in nature that people can use for energy
saltwater
saltwater: water that contains salt
Ninety-seven percent of the water found on Earth is SALTWATER.