VQ4 - Plant and Animal Adaptations

A characteristic of an organism that increases its chances of survival in its environment.

• Mutation
• Instinct
• Habitat
• Adaptation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A plant or animal action, reaction, or activity that occurs in response to stimuli.

• Behavior
• Reaction
• Action
• Response

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A single characteristic of something that helps to define it.

• trait
• quality
• attribute
• feature

Coloring or other physical characteristics that help and organism to blend in with its surroundings.

• repulsion
• attraction
• disguise
• camouflage

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

• Natural Selection
• Mimicry
• Camouflage
• Adaptation

A group of organisms that are similar to one another and can combine to produce offspring.

• Genus
• Family
• Order
• Species

A species whose population is so small that it is in danger of extinction.

• Endangered species
• Extinct species
• Threatened species
• Vulnerable species

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A species that no longer exists.

• Threatened species
• Vulnerable species
• Endangered species
• Extinct species

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

An organism that kills and eats other organisms.

• Scavenger
• Decomposer
• Herbivore
• Predator

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An organism that is killed or eaten by another organism.

• predator
• scavenger
• prey
• herbivore