Animal Adaptations

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An inherited behavior that helps an animal meet its needs.

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instinct

Front

evidence of a plant or an animal that lived a long time ago

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fossil

Front

a dormant, inactive state in which normal body activities slow down

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hibernation

Front

What happens when all the members of a species die out?

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Extinction

Front

A body part or behavior that helps something live

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adaptation

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When animals move as a group from one region to another and back.

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migration

Front

Classify: food, air, water, shelter

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basic needs

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Behaviors that were taught to an animal and help it meet its needs

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learned behaviors

Front

What is a basic need that plants meet by themselves?

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food

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An example of a learned behavior is: reading, crying, eating, laughing

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reading