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Adaptations
Plant and Animal Adaptations
Term | Definition |
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Adaptation | a body part or behavior that helps a living thing survive in its environment |
Behavior | the way that a plant or animal acts |
Carnivorous Plant | plant that gets some of its nutrients by trapping and digesting insects and other small animals |
Aquatic Animal | an animal that lives in a water habitat |
Camouflage | the coloring, markings, or other physical features of an animal that help it blend in with its surroundings |
Hibernate | to go into a deep sleep during cold months |
Migrate | to move to warmer regions during cold months |
Mimicry | an adaptation that allows an animal to protect itself by looking like another kind of living thing |
Prey | any animal that is hunted for food by another animal |
Talons | curved claws that help a bird grab and hold prey |
Carnivores | prefer to eat meat |
Herbivores | eat plants |