SC.5.L.17.1 Adaptations Vocabulary

A characteristic or trait that helps an organism survive in its environment

• habitat

• camouflage

• adaptation

• mimicry

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A seasonal period of dormancy characterized by low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate.

• hibernation

• environment

• structural adaptation

• mimicry

Species that originate and live, or occur naturally, in an area or environment.

• extinct

• behavioral adaptation

• migration

• indigenous species

No longer in existence

• migration

• behavioral adaptation

• camouflage

• extinct

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A behavior that helps an organism survive

• structural adaptation

• environment

• behavioral adaptation

• characteristic

The seasonal movement of animals from one region to another.

• camouflage

• migration

• structural adaptation

• habitat

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Ability of an animal to look like another more harmful animal

• camouflage

• adaptation

• characteristic

• mimicry

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

An area that includes all living organisms and the surrounding physical features such as air, water, soil, weather, and land forms.

• habitat

• environment

• behavioral adaptation

• migration

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.

• habitat

• adaptation

• migration

• extinct

Blending in with the surrounding environment

• mimicry

• camouflage

• migration

• extinct