Unit 3 - Animal Adaptations (Noelle)

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Adaptation

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A special characteristic that helps an organism survive

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Behavioral Adaptation

Back 2

Behavior that allows animals to respond to life needs
Ex: hibernation, migration, instinct, learned behavior

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Physical Adaptation

Back 3

An alteration (change) in the animal's structure that helps it survive in that environment
Ex: camouflage, mimicry

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Camouflage

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An adaptation that allows an organism to blend in with its environment

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Mimicry

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To look like or imitate another animal

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Hibernate

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To rest or sleep through the winter

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Migrate

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To move to another place where it is warmer

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Instinct

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A way of acting that an animal is born with. It does not need to be learned.

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Learned Trait (Learned Behavior)

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Behavior that is taught or learned by doing

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Inherited Trait

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A characteristic that comes from your parents

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Vertebrate

Back 11

An animal with a backbone

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Invertebrate

Back 12

An animal without a backbone.

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Amphibian

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A cold-blooded animal that spends part of its life in water and part on land
Ex: frog

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Reptile

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An animal that lives on land and has a waterproof skin
Ex: lizards, turtles, snakes

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Bird

Back 15

An animal that has a beak, feathers, two wings, and two legs