Adaptations

The space, conditions and all the living and non-living things around an organism is its _________________.

• home
• environment
• neighborhood
• ecosystem

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An organism that hunts and feeds on another organism is a ______________________.

• prey
• producer
• predator
• decomposer

An animal that is hunted as food

• prey
• predator
• decomposer
• producer

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An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive

• niche
• structure
• characteristic
• adaptation

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Coloring or another physical characteristic that help an organism blend in with its environment

• mimicry
• camouflage
• hibernation
• migration

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A natural process in which new organisms are created and the species continues

• population
• niche
• reproduction
• behavior

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The role an organism plays in its ecosystem

• niche
• behavior
• structure
• function

When an organism copies a characteristic of something else in order to better its chances for survival and reproduction

• hibernation
• camouflage
• mimicry
• migration

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The place or environment where an organism naturally lives

• function
• habitat
• community
• ecosystem

A group of organisms which are similar to each other and can combine to have offspring

• species
• characteristic
• club
• organisms

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