Ecosystems Part C

To go into a deep sleep during which an animal uses little energy and usually does not need to eat

• hibernate
• migrate
• adapt
• habitat

An adaptation that allows an animal to protect itself by looking like another kind of animal or plant

• Camouflage
• migration
• niche
• mimicry

A group of organisms that produces organisms of the same kind

• fossil
• species
• niche
• extinct

To move to another region, typically when seasons change and food supplies become scarce

• hibernate
• adapt
• camouflage
• migrate

A physical feature or behavior that helps an organism survive in its habitat 

• habitat
• niche
• species
• adaptation

The preserved traces and remains of an organism that lived long ago

• fossil
• extinct
• rocks
• minerals

No longer living; when the last member of a species has died 

• live
• breathe
• extinct
• over populate

The coloring, marking, or other physical appearance of an animal; helps it blend in with its surroundings

• mimicry
• camouflage
• hibernate
• migrate

The role a plant or animal plays in its habitat

• adapt
• niche
• species
• actor/actress

The place where an organism lives

• classroom
• bedroom
• jungle
• habitat