Animals

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An animal that eats plants.

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herbivore

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living things that eat food to obtain energy

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consumer

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a naturally inherited or subconsciously motivated behavior

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instinct

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a combination of several food chains that are connected to each other

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food web

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What animals do when they travel from one area to another and back each year or season.

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migrate

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something that one learns from someone else

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learned behavior

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an animal that eats meat.

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carnivore

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The place where an animal lives because it finds the kind of food and shelter it needs.

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habitat

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an animal that eats both plants and meat.

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omnivore

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Any trait that helps an animal survive in its surrounding. It includes body coverings, body part such as beaks and teeth, camouflage, and behavior.

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adaptation

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An animal's long, deep "sleep" that allows it to survive the winter.

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hibernation

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Any coloring, shape, or pattern that helps an animal blend into its surroundings.

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camouflage

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a change from one shape or form to a completely different one as an animal develops into an adult

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metamorphosis

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to imitate closely

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mimicry

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living things that make their own food through the process of photosynthesis

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producers

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An animal that hunts and eats other animals.

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predator

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An animal that is eaten by another animal.

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prey

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the order of living things in which food and energy pass from one living thing to another

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food chain

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a series of actions or events that happen over and over again in the same way

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cycle

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to rot or decay

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decomposer