Adaptation and Ecosystem Vocabulary

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adaptation

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a body part or behavior that helps an animal meet its needs in its environment

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behavior

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a way in which a living thing acts

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beneficial

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helpful

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camouflage

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an animal’s color or pattern that helps it blend in with its surroundings

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decrease

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to become less

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ecosystem

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groups of living things and their environment

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environment

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everything that surrounds and affects an animal including living and nonliving things

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habitat

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an environment that meets the needs of an organism

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hibernation

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the condition or period of an animal or plant spending the winter in a dormant state

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increase

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to become more