Animal Growth and Adaptation
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environment | everything that surrounds and affects an animal, including living and nonliving things
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climate | the average temperature and rainfall in an area over many years
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shelter | a place where an animal is protected from other animals or from weather
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oxygen | one fo the many gases in air
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adaptation | a body part or behavior that helps an animal meet its needs in its environment
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camouflage | an animal's color or pattern that helps it blend in with its surroundings
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mimicry | an adaptation in which an animal looks very much like another animal or an object
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instinct | a behavior that an animal begins life with
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migration | the movement of a group of one type of animal from one region to another and back again
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prey | an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal
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predator | an animal that hunts and eats another animal
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hibernation | a period when an animal goes into a long, deep "sleep"; its body functions slow down, and the animal uses less energy
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body covering | the material on the outside of a plant or animal that helps protect the organism
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organism | another word for living thing
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reproduction | to make more offspring
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life cycle | a pattern of changes that happen during an organism's life
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habitat | consists of food, water, shelter, and space in a suitable arrangement
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extinction | the complete elimination of a species from the Earth
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