Animal Adaptations Vocab

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Example of an adaptation:

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A lion has sharp teeth.

Front

An animal eaten by another for food.

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Prey

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Behaviors learned through observation and environment.

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Learned Behavior

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Visual disguise; color change to match surroundings

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Camouflage

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Characteristic or change in an animal's body aiding survival in its habitat

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Physical Adaptation

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Looking or sounding like another organism

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Mimicry

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Animal actions for survival

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Behavioral Adaptation

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Animal sleep during cold winter days

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Hibernation

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Behaviors that happen naturally

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Instinctive Behavior

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Animals travel long distances for warmth, food, and safe birthing.

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Migration