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15 Cards in this Set
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An automatic behavior that does not have to be learned.
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Instinct
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An organism that survives by eating other organisms.
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Consumer
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An animal whose only food is plants.
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Herbivore
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An animal that eats meat.
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Carnivore
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An animal that eats both animals and plants.
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Omnivore
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An organism that breaks down dead matter, returning nutrients to the environment.
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Decomposer
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An animal that lives by killing and eating other animals.
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Predator
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An animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals
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Prey
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An animal that feeds on dead organisms
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Scavenger
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An organism that lives on or in another depends on the other for food and shelter.
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Parasite
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An organism on or in which a parasite lives or feeds.
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Host
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The movement from on place to another. Some animals do this at certain times of year to obtain a better food supply.
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Migration
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The colors or appearance of an animal's body which blend into the surroundings and thereby helps to protect the animal from its predator.
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Camouflage
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An inactive state in which some animals pass the winter.
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Hibernation
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An adaptation in which an animal is protected against predators by its resemblance to another, unpleasant animal.
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Mimicry
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