ADAPTATIONS VOCABULARY 4TH GRADE

A CHARACTERISTIC OR CHANGE IN AN ANIMALS BODY THAT HELPS IT SURVIVE IN ITS HABITAT

• LEARNED BEHAVIOR

• BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATION

• PHYSICAL ADAPTATION

• INSTINCTIVE BEHAVIOR

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

SOMETHING AN ANIMAL DOES OR HOW IT ACTS IN ORDER TO STAY ALIVE

• PHYSICAL ADAPTATION

• BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATION

• INSTINCTIVE BEHAVIOR

• LEARNED BEHAVIOR

A VISUAL DISGUISE; WHEN THE COLOR OF AN ANIMAL CHANGES TO LOOK LIKE ITS SURROUNDINGS

• CAMOUFLAGE

• MIMICRY

• HIBERNATION

• MIGRATION

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

LOOKING OR SOUNDING LIKE ANOTHER LIVING ORGANISM

• HIBERNATION

• MIGRATION

• MIMICRY

• CAMOUFLAGE

BEHAVIORS THAT HAPPEN NATURALLY

• BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATION

• PHYSICAL ADAPTATION

• INSTINCTIVE BEHAVIOR

• LEARNED BEHAVIOR

BEHAVIORS TAUGHT THROUGH OBSERVATION AND EXPERIENCING THEIR ENVIRONMENT

• LEARNED BEHAVIOR

• INSTINCTIVE BEHAVIOR

• BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATION

• PHYSICAL ADAPTATION

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

WHEN AN ANIMAL SLEEPS DURING THE COLD DAYS OF WINTER

• MIMICRY

• MIGRATION

• CAMOUFLAGE

• HIBERNATION

WHEN ANIMALS TRAVEL LONG TRIPS TO FIND WARMER WEATHER, FOOD SUPPLY, AND A SAFE PLACE TO GIVE BIRTH TO THEIR YOUNG

• HIBERNATION

• MIGRATION

• MIMICRY

• CAMOUFLAGE

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

AN ANIMAL THAT HUNTS AND EAT OTHER ANIMALS FOR FOOD

• HERBIVORE

• PREY

• PREDATOR

• CARNIVORE

AN ANIMAL THAT IS TAKEN AND EATEN BY ANOTHER ANIMAL FOR FOOD

• CARNIVORE

• PREDATOR

• PREY

• HERBIVORE