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Vocabulary
Adaptations
Animal Adaptations
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
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A body part or a behavior that helps a living thing survive in its environment.
What is adaptation?
100

These are behaviors that happen naturally

What are Instinctive behaviors?

100
A nonpoisonous snake looks just like a poisonous snake. What type of adaptation is this?
What is mimicry?
100
To go into a deep sleep during cold months when food is hard to find.
What is hibernate?
100

This type of camouflage applies to an animal that is the same color as its surroundings so that it can hide within its environment. For example, a polar bear is white so it can hide in the snow.

What is a concealing coloration?

200
A plant that gets some of its nutrients by trapping and digesting insects and other small animals
What is a carnivorous plant?
200

Name the adaptation that a cactus plant uses for protection.

What are sharp thorns?

200

A salamander 's skin blends in with mud, leaves, and logs. This is an example of what type of adaptation?

What is camouflage?

200
The coloring, markings, or other physical features of an animal that help it blend with its surroundings
What is camouflage?
200

This type of camouflage occurs when animals have patterns on their skin or fur to help be concealed in the environment. This breaks up their outline, so they don’t stand out. They may have spots, stripes, or patterns.

What is disruptive coloration?

300
The way that a plant or an animal acts.
What is behavior?
300

These are behaviors taught through observation

What are learned behaviors?

300

The animal that uses a tail shaped like a paddle as an adaptation to help them swim.

What is the American beaver?

300
To move to warmer regions during cold months when food becomes scarce.
What is migrate?
300

An animal that hunts or eats other animals for food

What is predator?

400

This type of camouflage occurs when animals blend into their surroundings by making themselves look like other objects.



What is disguise?

400

This adaptation helps the camel store fat tissues so when there is not enough food the fat is metabolized to provide energy.

What is the hump?

400
Keen eyesight, sharp talons, and a sharp, hookshaped beak are adaptations for these creatures.
What are birds of prey?
400
Any animal that is hunted food by another animal.
What is prey?
400
All the living and non-living things that surround an organism.
What is the environment?