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Chapter 3 Science
Chapter 3, Lesson 1 -Adaptations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adaptation | a body part or a behavior that a living thing gets from its parents that helps it survive |
| Air | plants take in carbon dioxide |
| Basic Needs | food |
| Birds | these have different beaks for different food |
| Camouflage | an adaptation where an organism blends into its environment Ex: a rabbit that is white in the winter and brown in the summer |
| Food | plants make their own by using sunlight |
| Frogs | they have long tongues to help catch insect |
| Hibernation | when an animal's body slows because of a change in their environment. Heart rate and breathing rate slow down so the animal can survive with less food and oxygen. Examples of animals that do this are squirrels and woodchucks |
| Lions | this animal has fast speed to catch prey |
| Migration | when an animal moves to a new place during different seasons to find food |
| Mimicry | an adaptation where an organism pretends to be something else to help it hide. Ex: a walking stick looks like a stick |
| Natural Selection | the process by which organisms with favorable traits are more likely to survive and produce offspring. |
| Survival of the fittest | Ex: Peppered moths had two varieties- light and dark. |
| Scales | keeps a reptile from drying out |
| Shelter | a place that protects the organism. Example: houses |
| Water | plants get water from rain |
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