Topic 6: Adaptations and Survival

___________________________ means a trait that helps an organism survive, find mates, or reproduce.

• Survive

• Adaptation

• Migrate

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______________ means stay alive.

• Migrate

• Hibernate

• Survive

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_______________________ means move to another location.

• Migrate

• Hibernate

• Survive

__________________ means to stay in a state of rest. Warm-blooded animals do this.

• Dormant

• Migrate

• Hibernate

_____________________ means to go into a state of rest. Plants do this.

• Dormant

• Survive

• Hibernate

How do organisms adapt to changes in the environment?

• Hibernate or become dormant

• Molt

• Move to another environment

• Migrate

• All of these!

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What impacts the survival of an organism in an environment?

• Their characteristics

• Their feelings

• Whether they are able to fly

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Why do organisms change their characteristics?

• They want to look cooler.

• They need to survive in a particular environment.

• They need water.

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Plants losing leaves, storing food, and stop growing are all signs of being _________________________.

• dead

• dormant

• adaptive

Penguins live in groups to_________________________.

• feed each other.

• protect themselves against predators

• keep each other warm