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Some animals ________ to avoid the cold of winter.
A species becomes _____ when it dies out.
Extinct
Plants respond to stimuli by doing what???
changing their pattern of growth
When a bird is flying south for the winter, it is _____.
Migrating
When one living thing looks like a different living thing, it is called __________.
Mimicry
The responses of plants to light, water, and gravity are ______.
Tropisms
After a flood, many plants die because their roots cannot get oxygen. This is an example of what??
environmental change
What is a tropism?
A plants response to its environment.
A _________ is something in an environment that causes a living thing to react.
Camouflage
What is an example of a camel's adaptation?
Nostrils that can close to keep out sand.
Humps that store fat for energy when food is scarce.
Wide hooves to walk on sand.
(CAMELS DO NOT MIGRATE)
What is a plant's response to sun shining on it?
The plant bends towards the light.
Traits that help an organism survive in its environment are called __________.
Adaptations
Organisms are _______ when there are very few of their species.
endangered
A giraffe's long neck is an example of what??
an adaptation
What is an adaptation of a desert plant?
An ___________ is any change to living or nonliving things in an ecosystem.
Environmental Change
Animal structures used for ______, let them move from place to place.
locomotion
What adaptation helps a duck survive?
ex. Webbed feet
Plants have a tropism to ______, _______, and _______.
LIGHT, WATER, AND GRAVITY