Adaptations Vocabulary

A group of organisms that are similar to one another

• adaptations

• species

• migration

• environment

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

• adaptations

• behavior

• hibernation

• environment

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

When an organism slows its life functions for an extended period of time to preserve energy or survive harsh conditions

• hibernation

• migration

• camouflage

• mimicry

When an organism copies a characteristic of another organism to increase its chances for survival

• extinct

• survive

• mimicry

• hibernation

A species that has completely died out

• behavior

• adaptations

• environment

• extinct

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

To continue living and remain in existence

• survive

• camouflage

• migration

• species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Characteristics that blend in with the surrounding environment and increase the chance of survival

• mimicry

• camouflage

• migration

• hibernation

When an animal moves from one place to another to survive a particular season

• hibernation

• adaptations

• migration

• behavior

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

An inherited characteristic that provides a specific advantage to have it

• behavior

• adaptations

• survive

• species

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What a plant or animal does

• behavior

• species

• extinct

• survive