Adaptation Vocabulary

1

100

• an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal

Prey

200

• A trait or behaviour that helps an animal survive

Adaptation

300

•  an animal that eats only plants

Herbivore

400

• an animal that hunts and eats other animals

Predator

500

• when animals move from one place to another, often seasonally

Migration –

2

100

• the natural home of an animal or plant

Habitat

200

• colours or patterns that help an animal blend in

Camouflage

300

• an animal that eats only meat

Carnivore

400

• when an animal looks or acts like something else to survive

Mimicry

500

• related to how an animal acts or behaves

Behavioural

3

100

•  staying alive in difficult conditions

Survival

200

• when living things fight for the same resources (food, space, water)

Competition

300

• a natural behaviour an animal is born knowing how to do

Instinct

400

• active at night and asleep during the day

Nocturnal

500

• related to the physical body parts of an animal (shape, teeth, claws, etc.)

Structural

4

100

when an animal sleeps for a long time in winter to save energy

Hibernation

200

• all living and non-living things in an area working together

Ecosystem

300

• everything around a living thing (air, water, land, other animals)

Environment

400

• active during the day and asleep at night

Diurnal 

500

a fun way to understand the universe through curiosity and testing. It relies on observing the natural world, asking questions, and doing experiments to figure out how things work—proving ideas with facts rather than just guessing.

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