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Adaptations
Physical and Behavioral Adaptations
Term | Definition |
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MIMICRY | when a living thing looks or acts the same as another living thing |
CARNIVORE | a living thing that only eats meat (animals) |
HIBERNATE | when a living thing finds a safe, warm place to have a deep and long sleep during the cold winter months |
MIGRATE | moving from one place to another at different times of the year |
CAMOUFLAGE | blending in to the color of the environment |
OMNIVORE | a living thing that eats both plants and meat |
HUNT | searching for food |
PREDATOR | an animal that hunts another animal |
HERBIVORE | a living thing that only eats plants |
HERD | a group of animals |
PREY | an animal that is hunted by another animal for food |
MIGRATE | Behavioral adaptation |
BODY COVERING | physical adaptations |
MIMICRY | physical adaptations |
DEFENDING THEMSELVES | behavioral adaptations |
PROTECTING YOUNG | behavioral adaptations |
CAMOUFLAGE | physical adaptations |
STORING FOOD | behavioral adaptations |
BODY COVERING | physical adaptations |
FINDING SHELTER | behavioral adaptations |
HIBERNATING | deep sleep during the cold winter months |
CHEMICAL DEFENSE | venom, ink, spray and toxins |