Unit 5 Lesson 1 Vocabulary

A feature of a living thing that is caused by its environment.

• migration

• camouflage

• acquired characteristic

• social behavior

A characteristic that helps a living thing survive.

• migration

• nocturnal

• mimicry

• adaptation

A physical adaptation that keeps an animal hidden in its environment.

• camouflage

• mimicry

• life cycle

• instinct

A long period of inactivity similar to sleeping.

• migration

• hibernation

• mimicry

• social behavior

a behavior that an animal does not need to learn.

• life cycle

• camouflage

• mimicry

• instinct

stages that living things go through as they develop

• life cycle

• mimicry

• camouflage

• social behavior

moving to a different location

• hibernation

• adaptation

• migration

• nocturnal

looking like a dangerous or unpleasant animal

• migration

• mimicry

• camouflage

• instinct

active at night

• acquired characteristic

• life cycle

• migration

• nocturnal

the way animals act toward other animals of the same type

• life cycle

• hibernation

• social behavior

• adaptation