3rd Grade Animal Adaptations Vocabulary

the space, conditions, and all living and non-living things around an organism

• adaptation

• environment

• camouflage

• hibernation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

a characteristic of a living thing that helps it survive in its environment

• adaptation

• habitat

• environment

• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

the place where an animal or plant lives

• adaptation

• habitat

• both

• none of these

an adaptation that helps an organism blend in with its surroundings

• mimicry

• hibernation

• camouflage

• migration

an adaptation in which one animal tricks predators because it looks like another more dangerous animal

• mimicry

• camouflage

• hibernation

• migration

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

the movement of a group of animals from one location to another, typically in order to change habitats or living environment

• mimicry

• camouflage

• hibernation

• migration

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

an adaptation that is a special, very deep sleep that helps animals survive during the winter

• mimicry

• camouflage

• hibernation

• migration

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

an extremely dry biome with little water and few plants

• aquatic

• desert

• tundra

• forest

an extremely cold, dry biome

• aquatic

• desert

• forest

• tundra

biome that depends on water: freshwater (lakes or rivers) and marine (like oceans)

• aquatic

• desert

• forest

• tundra

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4