Inherited Traits/Learned Behaviors/Adaptations

the organism's role in the environment

• adaptation

• niche

• hibernation

• structure

the place or environment where an organism naturally lives

• niche

• function

• habitat

• migration

the arrangement of parts an organism has such as a duck having wings, webbed feet, and a bill; a body part

• learned behavior

• structure

• mimicry

• survive

what an organism's parts are used for such as wings for flying, a tail for balance, a long beak for growing nectar

• trait

• niche

• structure

• function

group of organisms with similar characteristics that allow them to reproduce

• species

• migration

• camouflage

• habitat

any characteristic that helps a plant or animal survive, such as gills for breathing underwater or the spines on a cactus for protection

• survive

• adaptation

• learned behavior

• heredity

to spend winter in a dormant(still) position in an enclosed space so that an organism can reduce its bodily functions to save energy

• learned behavior

• niche

• hibernation

• migration

when an organism resembles, or looks like, another organism or its surroundings to increase the chances for survival

• migration

• mimicry

• niche

• adaptation

seasonal movement of animals from one place to another, such as birds flying south for the winter

• function

• camouflage

• migration

• species

to stay alive

• structure

• habitat

• hibernation

• survive