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Body feature that helps protect a fish
scales
body features that take in oxygen from water
gills
evidence of a plant or animal that lived long ago
fossil
animals that live only in water
fish
What has fur or hair, breathe with lungs, and feed milk to their young
mammals
A species that may become extinct
endangered
a body feature that an animal is born with
trait
when all of one kin d of organism is gone forever
extinct
animals that have feathers
birds
What has 2 legs, most fly with wings, and hatch from eggs
Birds
an organism whose numbers are going down
threatened
animals that feed their young with milk
mammals
to receive features from parents
inherit
the scientific name of an organism
species
Fish
a species that may become extinct
endangered
travel from one place to another and back again
migrate
colors, patterns, and shapes that help an animal blend in with its surroundings
camouflage
imitating the features of another animal to keep predators away
mimicry
What are three reasons that organisms become extinct today?
loss of habitat, predators, overhunting
behaviors an animal knows how to do
instincts
go into a deep sleep during winter months
hibernate
Snakes and crocodiles are reptiles because they have what 2 things?
lungs and scales
The process that takes place as a tadpole changes into a frog
metamorphosis
How does a beavers body help it survive?
the beaver uses paws and its mouth to help it get food, lungs to get water, and its teeth and paws to help it make shelter