Vocab Part 1
An animal’s natural home
habitat
The job a structure is meant to do
function
shark's fin
a. movement
b. eating
c. covering
a. movement
_______ structures are the parts on the outside of a body or structure.
a. external
b. internal
a. external
To move from one habitat to another according to the seasons
migrate
A physical feature of an animal
structure
Porcupine's quills
a. movement
b. eating
c. covering
c. covering
_________structures are the parts on the inside of a body or structure
a. external
b. internal
b. internal
An animal’s natural coloring or form that lets it blend in to its surroundings in order to help it survive
camouflage
A change that helps an animal survive in its environment:
adaptation
Ant's legs
a. movement
b. eating
c. covering
When scientists model everyday things after animal structures
a. experiment
b. biomimicry
b. biomimicry
When one living thing resembles a different kind of living thing
mimicry
Special structures that send information about the environment from different parts of the body to the brain
receptors
bird's beak
a. movement
b. eating
c. covering
b. eating
Mosquito's mouth
a. movement
b. eating
c. covering
b. eating
All the living and non-living things that surround us
environment
To spend winter in a dormant state:
hibernate
Alpaca's fur
a. movement
b. eating
c. covering
c. covering
What structure functions to protect animals from predators?
a. sharp spines
b. long fur
c. big ears
a. sharp spines