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Lesson VocabularyAdaptation A body part or behavior that helps an
organism meet its needs
Camouflage An animal’s color or pattern that helps it blend with its surroundings
Mimicry An adaptation when an animal looks very much like another animal or object
Instinct A behavior that an animal begins life with
Migration The movement of a group of one type of animal from one region to another and back again
Hibernation A period when an animal goes into a long, deep “sleep”
Vocabulary – Animal Adaptations
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Types of AdaptationTypes of Adaptation Anything that helps an organism survive in Anything that helps an organism survive in
its environment is an adaptation. its environment is an adaptation. It also refers to the ability of living things to It also refers to the ability of living things to
adjust to different conditions within their adjust to different conditions within their environments. environments.
Structural adaptationStructural adaptation Protective colorationProtective coloration MimicryMimicry Behavior adaptationsBehavior adaptations MigrationMigration HibernationHibernation
Structural adaptationsStructural adaptations
A A structural adaptationstructural adaptation involves involves some part of an animal's body.some part of an animal's body.
Teeth Teeth Body coverings Body coverings Movement Movement
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Protective ColorationProtective Coloration Coloration Coloration and and
protective resemblanceprotective resemblance allow an animal to blend allow an animal to blend into its environment. into its environment.
Another word for this Another word for this might be camouflage. might be camouflage. Their camouflage makes it Their camouflage makes it hard for enemies to single hard for enemies to single out individuals. out individuals.
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MimicryMimicry MimicryMimicry allows one allows one
animal to look, sound, animal to look, sound, or act like another or act like another animal to fool animal to fool predators into predators into thinking it is thinking it is poisonous or poisonous or dangerous. dangerous.
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Behavior adaptationsBehavior adaptations
Behavior adaptationsBehavior adaptations include activities that help include activities that help an animal survive. an animal survive.
Behavior adaptations can Behavior adaptations can be learned or instinctive. be learned or instinctive.
Social behavior Social behavior Behavior for protection Behavior for protection
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MigrationMigration Animals migrate for Animals migrate for
different reasons. different reasons.
better climate better climate better food better food safe place to live safe place to live safe place to raise young safe place to raise young go back to the place they go back to the place they
were born. were born.
This is when behavioral This is when behavioral adaptation that involves adaptation that involves an animal or group of an animal or group of animals moving from animals moving from one region to another one region to another and then back again. and then back again.
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HibernationHibernation This is deep sleep in which animal’s body This is deep sleep in which animal’s body
temp droops, body activities are slowed to temp droops, body activities are slowed to conserve energy.conserve energy.
E.g. Bats, woodchucks & bears.E.g. Bats, woodchucks & bears.
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An animal’s color or pattern that helps it
blend with its surroundings
adaptation
camouflage migration
instinct
mimicry hibernation
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A period when an animal goes into a long, deep “sleep”
adaptation
camouflage migration
instinct
mimicry hibernation
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A body part or behavior that helps an
organism meet its needs
adaptation
camouflage migration
instinct
mimicry hibernation
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The movement of a group of one type of
animal from one region to
another and back again
adaptation
camouflage migration
instinct
mimicry hibernation
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An adaptation when an animal looks very much like another animal or
object
adaptation
camouflage migration
instinct
mimicry hibernation
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A behavior that an animal begins life with
adaptation
camouflage migration
instinct
mimicry hibernation
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