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19 Cards in this Set
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Trait |
a feature passed on to a living thing by parents |
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larva |
stage in an insect's life after it hatches from an egg |
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pupa |
stage in an insect's life between larva and adult |
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adaptation |
trait that helps a living thing survive in it's environment |
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inherited |
passed on from parent to offspring |
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migrate |
to move to another place to find better climate, food, or a mate (when seasons change) |
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hibernate |
to spend winter resting; body systems slow down in order to save energy |
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5 groups of Vertebrates |
cats, dogs, birds, fish, and snakes |
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4 major Invertebrates |
sea stars, butterflies, worms, sea jellies |
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What are the 5 life cycle stages |
birth, growth, development, reproduction, death |
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Frog Life Cycle |
Egg, Tadpole, Adult Frog |
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pelican adaptation to survive |
webbed feet
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prairie dog & mole adaptation to get food |
feet for digging |
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skunks and weasels adaptation for protection |
spray bad odor on enemies |
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other protection adaptations |
mimicry, claws, hooves, barbed |
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instinct |
behavior that an animal can do when it's born |
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examples of instincts |
birds open mouth for food turtles follow the moon to the ocean bears hibernate butterflies migrate in winter |
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examples of learned behaviors |
chimpanzees use tools to catch insects humans walk, talk, read, write camouflage |
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amber |
hardened tree sap |
