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ORGANISMS AND ADAPTATIONS VOCABULARY
All the living and nonliving
things that surround an
organism
ENVIRONMENT
A characteristic or property of an organism
TRAIT
The coloring or patterns on an
animal’s body that allow it to blend in
with its environment
CAMOUFLAGE
The process by which the characteristics of a species change over many generations in
response to the environment
ADAPTATION
When an animal looks like
another animal their predators
avoid
MIMICRY
A behavior that is not learned and is
an animal’s natural response
to a stimulus
INSTINCT
To reduce body movement
during the winter in a effort to
conserve energy
HIBERNATION
An animal that is hunted and
eaten by another animal
PREY
The movement of a group of
organisms from one place to
another
MIGRATION
An animal that hunts and eats another animal
PREDATOR
A process in which an animal’s body
undergoes dramatic changes in form
during its life cycle
METAMORPHOSIS
To receive genetic
information and traits from a
parent or parents
INHERIT
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