animal adaptations vocabulary

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What is the movement of animals from one region to another and back again?

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Migration

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What type of adaptation is based on an animal's physical features to help them survive in an environment?

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Physical adaptation

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What term describes a species that is at risk of disappearing forever?

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Endangered

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What is the natural home or environment of a plant or animal called?

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Habitat

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What does it mean when a group of organisms has died out completely?

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Extinct

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What is the term for a seasonal dormancy in animals, often to survive cold weather?

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Hibernation

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What is the term for an adaptation that involves changes in behavior to survive?

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Behavioral adaptation

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What do we call the process by which animals blend in with their environment to avoid predators?

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Camouflage

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What is the term for the basic requirements that all living things need to survive?

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Basic needs

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What is the term for a species that is not yet extinct but is facing a high risk of extinction?

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Endangered species