Inherited Traits and Adaptations

A characteristic that is passed from parents to offspring

• basic needs
• inherited trait
• instinct
• hibernation

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Food, water, air and shelter that an organism needs to survive

• instinct
• inherited trait
• basic needs
• mimicry

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A body part or behavior that helps an organism survive

• camouflage
• migration
• instinct
• adaptation

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A behavior that an animal begins life with

• adaptation
• inherited trait
• instinct
• learned behavior

A dormant, inactive state in which normal body activities slow

• hibernation
• instinct
• adaptation
• learned behavior

The movement of animals from one region to another and back

• instinct
• migration
• learned behavior
• hibernation

A behavior that an organism doesn’t begin life with

• instinct
• adaptation
• learned behavior
• mimicry

An animal’s color or pattern that helps it to blend in with its surroundings. Camouflage is an adaptation that helps an animal hide.

• adaptation
• instinct
• mimicry
• camouflage

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An adaptation in which an animal looks similar to another animal. The viceroy butterfly is a good example of mimicry. It looks like a monarch butterfly, which tastes bad to birds. The birds often mistake the viceroy for a monarch and leave it alone

• mimicry
• adaptation
• camouflage
• migration

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What is an example of a learned behavior?

• Crying

• playing piano

• sleeping

• breathing