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Life / adaptations, behaviors, and metamorphosis

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Adaptations   modification of an organism or its parts that makes it better able to survive the conditions of its environment  
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Prairie   a large open area of grassland  
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Migrates   to move from one area to another at different times of the year  
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Membrane   a thin sheet or layer  
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Streamlined   a smooth shape which makes motion through water or air easier  
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Echolocation   the ability to track the location of objects by reflected sound, used by animals such as dolphins and bats.  
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Insectivores   an animal that eats insects  
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Eliminate   remove or get rid of something  
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Dehydration   to lose too much water  
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Glands   an organ in the body that makes a substance which is used by the body  
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Streaked   a long, thin mark that is a different color from its background  
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Modified   to change some parts of (something) while not changing other parts  
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Function   the special purpose or activity for which a thing exists or is used  
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Trait   a quality that makes one person or thing different from another  
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Characteristics   a special quality or trait that makes a person, thing, or group different from others  
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Nocturnal   Active at night and sleeps in the day  
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Diurnal   Active in the day and sleeps at night  
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Burrow   a hole or tunnel in the ground that an animal makes to live in or for safety  
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Abiotic   Another name for nonliving things or non-living elements Example: rocks, weather, soil, water, or temperatures.  
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Biotic   any living thing, living elements.  
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Environment   the conditions that affect the growth, health, progress, of something  
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Manufacture   to make something by hand or machinery  
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Transfer   to move from one person, place, or thing to another  
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Producers   Organisms that make their own food through photosynthesis  
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Consumers   Organisms that feed on other things because they can't make their own food  
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Population   All of the same type of organisms living in the same environment  
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Factor   something that helps produce or influence a result  
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Ecosystem   All living and non-living things that interact with each other in an environment  
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Aquatic   living or found in or near water  
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Terrestrial   living or growing on land instead of in water or air  
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Interdependence   Living things depending on each other  
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Camouflage   To blend in to one's surroundings  
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Mimicry   To pretend to be like or look like another organisms for protection  
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Metamorphosis   The change in an organism that's going through its life cycle  
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Complete Metamorphosis   Egg, larva, pupa, adult  
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Incomplete Metamorphosis   A change in an organism where the nymph looks like a small adult  
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Nymph   This organism resembles a smaller version of the adult  
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Larva   This is the part of the life cycle where the organism just eats and grows  
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Pupa   The organism is resting and new body parts are being formed (cocoon)  
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Species   A group of organisms of the same kind that can produce offspring like themselves  
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Inherited Traits   A trait passed from parent to offspring (eye color, height, hair color  
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Ancestor   the organisms that came before the current one  
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Stage   Specific period of time during life or growth  
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Niche   An organism's roles in its environment  
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Instinct   A behavior an animal does without being taught (Migration, hibernation)  
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Learned behavior   A behavior that has to be taught (reading a book, riding a bike)  
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Habitat   The place or environment where an organism naturally lives  
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