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Investigating Adaptations

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Behavior   the actions of an organism that help it survive in its environment; a behavior is a response to a stimulus; a behavior can be learned or instinctive  
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Environment   all of the living and nonliving elements in a particular (geographic) area  
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Function   what something is used for; purpose  
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Habitat   the place where an organism lives; habitats supply the organism with food, shelter, moisture, and temperature for survival  
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Inherited (trait   characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring  
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Movement   how an animal gets from one place to another; run, hop, jump, crawl, fly, swim, etc  
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Protection   the instinct in animals for self-preservation; a way to “fight back” and defend itself when threatened  
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Response   something an organism does when it senses a stimulus  
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Structure   a body part that does a certain “job” for an organism  
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Survive   continue to live or exist  
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Physical characteristic / trait   a characteristic that is physical in nature, such as mass, shape, size, color, volume, and physical state  
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