Animals and their Environments

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All living and nonliving things in an area make up this

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Environment

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A description of how something works or why something helps

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Explanation

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A trait that happens over and over again

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Pattern

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To get something, this is passed down from one's parents

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Inherit

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To make offspring

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Reproduce

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Many characteristics of organisms are inherited from their

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Parents

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What are two traits that an offspring might inherit from their parents?

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Hair Color

Eye Color

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Traits can result from ______ and ___________

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Inheritance

Interactions with the environment

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Interactions in the environment can cause animals to adapt to their surroundings such as

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Grow thick fur in the cold climates

Have fur or skin color that blends in with the environment

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Organisms stay in packs or groups. Why?

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Help protect themselves and their young from predators

Stay warm in colder environments

Keep enough food for their families