4Th Grade Science Animal Adaptations

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environment

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is everything that surrounds and affects and animal

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climate

Back 2

is the average temperature and rainfall of an area over many years

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shelter

Back 3

is a place where an animal is protected from other animals or from the weather

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metamorphosis

Back 4

the process of change like a caterpiller to a butterfly

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adaption

Back 5

is a body part or behavior that helps an animal meets its needs in its environment

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camouflage

Back 6

is an animal's color or pattern that helps it blend in with its surroundings

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mimicry

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is an adaption in which an animal looks very much like another animal

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instinct

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is a behavior that an animal begins life with

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migration

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is the movement of a group of one type of animal from one region to another & back again

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hibernation

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is a period when an animal goes into a deep sleep