Animal Definitions

a physical trait that helps an animal survive

• Mimicry

• Variations

• Trait

• Structural Adaptation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

when an animal is in an inactive state that helps it survive harsh conditions

• Adaptations

• Dormant

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Instincts

inherited traits that help a species survive

• Adaptations

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Dormant

• Habitat

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

inherited behaviors animals are born knowing how to do

• Inherited Traits

• Learned Behaviors

• Trait

• Instincts

Tags

NGSS.3-LS3-1

the differences found among members of the same species

• Variations

• Trait

• Structural Adaptation

• Mimicry

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

something an animal does instinctively that helps it survive

• Dormant

• Adaptations

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Inherited Traits

an adaptation in which a harmless animal resembles a dangerous animal to fool predators

• Learned Behaviors

• Mimicry

• Migrate

• Structural Adaptation

a characteristic of an animal

• Trait

• Variations

• Natural Selection

• Mimicry

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

characteristics of an animal that are passed down from its parents

• Instincts

• Dormant

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Inherited Traits

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

an animal’s home

• Instincts

• Inherited Traits

• Habitat

• Migrate