TEKS 5.10A -Adaptations Vocabulary

____________ are any characteristic that helps a plant or animal survive

• Mimicry

• Adaptation

• Camouflage

• Hibernate

_____________is a characteristic that helps animals blend in with their surroundings and increase their chances of survival

• Mimicry

• Hibernation

• Prey

• Camouflage

_____________is the place where organisms live  

• Mimicry

• Niche

• Predator

• habitat

____________is the process in which an organism slows its life functions for an extended period of time to save energy or survive in harsh conditions

• Mimicry

• Hibernate

• Camouflage

• prey

____________is the long-distance, usually seasonal movement of animals from one place to another

• Adaptation

• Habitat

• MIgratei

• Predator

_____________is when an organism copies a characteristic of another organism to increase its chances for survival or reproduction

• adaptation

• migrate

• mimicry

• hibernate

_____________is the role an organism plays in its ecosystem

• adaptation

• mimicry

• niche

• predator

_______is when one or more organisms bring NEW organisms (offsprings) of the same type into existence.  

• adaptation

• migrate

• hibernate

• reproduce

_______________is an animal that hunts other animals for food

• producer

• prey

• predator

• decomposer

____________is the organism that gets eaten or hunted by another organism  

• prey

• organism

• predator

• ecosystem