Animal Tracks-What do they Reveal?
Vocabulary
- Behavior
- The observable actions of an animal.
- Community
- A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.
- Data
- Collected information which can be quantitative (numerical) or qualitative (descriptive). Factual information used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation.
- Field Guide
- Reference book that contains illustrations of flora or fauna, maps of their natural habitats, and descriptions of their characteristics and behaviors. Some field guides may focus on specific animal-related artifacts, such as animal tracks, bird eggs, and so on.
- Habitat
- A place providing appropriate living conditions for an organism, species, or community.
- Hypothesize
- Develop a tentative explanation for a set of observations or relationships, testable through additional observations or experiments.
- Population
- All the individuals of one species that occupy the same given area at the same time.
- Prediction
- A description of what one thinks will take place in the future, based on previous knowledge.
- Species
- A group of similar organisms that can reproduce amongst themselves, with viable offspring.
- Stride
- The distance traveled in a step. Stride length is measured from one heel to another heel of an animal’s feet. This distance varies depending on the animal’s size, species, and speed.
- Survey
- To collect detailed information for a study of a particular subject.
