what animals do
an animal hunted by another animal for food
What is prey?
to be active during the night and sleep during the day
What is nocturnal?
the stages an animal goes through from birth until death
What is a life cycle?
an act taken to keep someone or something safe from attack
What is defense?
the specific traits of a person, thing, or group
What is characteristics?
to lose hair or feathers that are replaced by new hair or feathers
What is molting?
a type of animal whose body temperature changes with the temperature of their environment
What is cold-blooded?
young animals that come from an egg
What is a hatchling?
the structure of bones inside of a person or animal
What is skeleton?
Prefix meaning "not" or "no".
What is in-?
to change in order to make survival easier
What is adapt or adaptation?
an animal that eats other animals
What is a carnivore?
the process in which an animal completely transforms
What is metamorphosis?
the act of copying the behavior or speech of others
What is mimicry?
an animal that maintains a constant body temperature; often warmer than the temperature of their surroundings
What is warm-blooded?
to hide by blending in with your surroundings
camouflage
an animal that does not have a backbone
What is an invertebrate?
the baby of an animal or plant
What is offspring?
a hard covering outside of an invertebrate animal that provides support and protection.
What is an exoskeleton?
Prefix meaning “again”
What is re-?
to move from one place to another to live
What is migrate?
an animal that eats both plants and animals
What is an omnivore?
a theory that animals and plants have naturally changed over time
What is evolution?
a part of the body that has a particular job
What is an organ?
Prefix meaning “outside”.
What is exo-?