Adaptation - A trait that helps an organism survive in its environment, Species - A group of living things that can have offspring together and their offspring can have offspring too, Population - All the members of one species living in the same area, Community - All the different species that live together in one area, Ecosystem - All the living and nonliving things in an area and how they interact, Biotic Factor - A living part of the environment, like animals, plants, or bacteria, Abiotic Factor - A nonliving part of the environment, like sunlight, water, temperature, or soil, Habitat - The place where an organism lives, Niche - The role an organism plays in its environment (like its job), Environment - Everything around an organism, including living and nonliving things, Biodiversity - The variety of different living things in an area, Natural Selection - The process where organisms with helpful traits are more likely to survive and reproduce, Mutation - A change in DNA that can lead to a new trait, Limiting Factor - Something that can stop a population from growing (like not enough food or space), Predator - An animal that hunts and eats other animals, Prey - An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal, Food Chain - A diagram that shows who eats whom in an ecosystem, Producer - A living thing (like a plant) that makes its own food from the sun, Consumer - A living thing that eats other living things for energy, Decomposer - A living thing that breaks down dead plants and animals (like fungi or bacteria), Camouflage - A way an animal blends in with its surroundings to hide from predators or sneak up on prey, Mimicry - When one organism looks like another to trick predators or prey,

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