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15 Cards in this Set
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Ecosystem
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The living and non-living things in an environment
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Adapt
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The ability to adjust to an enivironment
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Environment
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The things living and non-living things that surround a living thing
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Tundra
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A treeless area in the arctic that has a permanently frozen layer just under the surface (permafrost)
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Habitats
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The place where a plant or animal lives in an ecosystem
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Inherited Traits
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A body feature that is inherited (passed down)from a parent
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Learned Trait
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An action or behavior learned by an animal
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Migration
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The movement of a living thing from one place to another
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Camouflage
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A coloring or covering that makes living things look like their surroundings
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Extinction
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The dying out or disappearance of an animal or plant species
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Hibernation
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To spend the winter asleep or in an inactive state
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Predators
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An animal that hunts another animal for food
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Solar Flares
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Explosions of radiation on the suns surface. A flare can last several hours.
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Sunspots
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A dark spot on the suns surface. The spot is cooler than than the rest of the sun.
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Seasons
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One of four periods of the year with different weather. They are opposite in the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
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