click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Adaptations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| features that help an organism blend in with the surrounding environment | camouflage |
| in danger of becoming extinct | endangered |
| a state that is moving north at about 1/4 inch per year | California |
| an accidental change in a gene | mutation |
| grassland | prairie |
| to sleep through the cold season, as bears do | hibernate |
| a change in response to environmental change | adaptation |
| to move to a more favorable environment to survive | migrate |
| an example of a social animal | honeybee |
| to look or act like | mimic |
| a kind of bird that coal miners carried in cages below earth's surface to see if poisonous gas was being released | canary |
| an amphibious creature that people watch these days to see if the environment is healthy or not | frog |
| a kind of bird that has webbed feet (and a strainer at its mouth), helping it to swim more efficiently (and to feed more easily) | duck |