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Adaptations
Diversity of Living Things/Adaptations 5th grade vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Adaptation | a physical or behavioral trait that helps living things survive |
Organism | a living thing |
Habitat | the place where an organism lives |
Environment | living and non-living things in an area |
Behavior | a plant or animal action or activity |
Hibernation | when an organism spends winter in a dormant state |
Migration | to regularly leave a region or climate |
Mimicry | organisms that represent other organisms as a defense |
Camouflage | when an organism blends into their environment |
Natural Selection | organisms that are better adapted tend to survive and reproduce |
Herbivore | organism that gets energy from plants only |
Omnivore | organism that gets energy from plants and animals |
Carnivore | organism that gets energy from other animals |