Quizlet science ch 3

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  1. adaptations for cold: hairy paws, small tail and ears, sun tracking flowers, fat layer, warm fur
  2. adaptations for heat: short life, cycle, avoiding the heat, deep root ,long legs
  3. adaptations for land: clinging vine, wings,hard shelled eggs, skin, legs
  4. adaptations for water: tail fin, external gills,skin,,jet propultion, floats and fronds, filter feeding gills, and sleek body
  5. alarmed posture: When an animal makes itself look bigger.
  6. behavioral adaptation: an inherated behavor that helps an organisim survive
  7. body temperture: Birds and mamals have to keep a constant ________ ________.
  8. bright: Animals will use ________ colors to attract a mate.
  9. building a shelter, attracting mates, caring for young, finding food, avoiding enemies, migrating: Give examples of behavioral traits.
  10. challanges, water, weight: Animals on land face _________ that water animals don't. They must get and retain _______, and support their ______.
  11. chlorophyll: In the fall, leaves change colors because they stop making ______.
  12. colors: _______ are adaptation that help an animal survive by using warning colors that alert enemies that they may be posionous.
  13. conserve: Birds and mamals must _______ their body heat in cold climates.
  14. food: Desert animals get often get water from their ______.
  15. fronds: _______ are a leaf structure that absorbs minerals from the water.
  16. Gas: _____ filled pockets allow water plants to float near the surface to get sunlight.
  17. gills: ______ allow water animals ot remove oxygen from the water.
  18. hairy paws, warm fur, layer of fat: Name 3 adaptations that keep polor bears warm.
  19. heat, insects: In cold, plant pedal shapes absorb _____ and that attracts _____ for pollination.
  20. holes, oxygen: Bird eggs have tiny _____ so _______ can pass through and prevent it from drying out.
  21. human activity: _________ can sometimes destroy places where animals live, causing them not to survive.
  22. layer of fat: Polor Bears eat a lot of food so they can build a _____________ to get warm.
  23. legs, wings: Land animals have a variety of adaptations such as _____ and ________.
  24. little: Plants in extreme cold use ______ light and heat.
  25. long legs: The roadrunner has ______ _______ to rise it above the hot desert surface.
  26. low, wind: In cold, plants grow ____ to the ground to avoid _____.
  27. migrate, warmer: Geese _______ south for the winter because it is ______.
  28. migration, alarmed posture, riding on mom, living underground: What are some adaptations that help animals survive?
  29. mimicry: an adaptation in which one animal looks like another animal.
  30. mimicry: __________ fools enemies into thinking that an animal is dangerous when it is not.
  31. plants: ______ have sturctural adaptations taht allows them to attract more sunlight, pollinate and disperse seeds.
  32. Protective: _______ coloring allows an animal to blend in with its surroundings.
  33. quick: In cold plants have a _____ growing season.
  34. quickly: Plants and animals that live in the water have a variety of adaptations that allows them to move _________ in the water.
  35. roots: Trees use ______ to support its body.
  36. roots, stems: Some plants store energy in their _____ and _____ during winter and store the reserves to continue growing in the spring.
  37. short: Desert plants often have a _____ life cycle after a heavy rain.
  38. short spiney: Desert plants have ____ _____leaves that do not let water escape.
  39. sleek: a ______ body allows fish to move quickly through the water.
  40. Squarrels: _______ store food and build up a layer of fat to prepare for the winter.
  41. structural adaptations: an adaptation of an organisims body parts or coloring
  42. sun-tracking: ________ flowers in the artic follow the sun to catch as much light as possible.
  43. thick white, thin brown: The ermine changes colors according to the season, _____ ______ in winter, _____ ______ in summer.
  44. underground: Desert animals often stay cool by sheltering themselves _______ during the day.
  45. vines: _____ hang on trees to support their body.
  46. water: Leaves fall to the ground around the tree to help it prevent _______ loss during the long cold winter.
  47. waxy: A ______ covering helps desert plant conserve water.
  48. waxy covering, water storage, adapted leaves (spines): Name 3 adaptation that help a barrel cactus keep water.
  49. widespread: Desert plants have _______ roots that go deep to underground wells.