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plant and animal adaptations 5th grade

Terms in this set (20)

adaptaion
characteristics that help organisms survive
inherited
characteristics that are passes on from parent to offspring
characteristic
a trait of a plant or animal
predator
an animal that hunts other animals for food
prey
an animal that gets hunted by another and becomes possible food
pollinators
an animal,such as birds,bees, and bats that transfers pollen from flower to flower
behavior
any way that an animal interacts with its evirnment
instinct
an inherited behavior that an animal can do without ever learning
learned behaviors
changes in behavior that come about through experience
migration
moving to an area so that needs are more easily met
communication
any behavior that lets animals to share information
life cycle
the pattern of growth and development of an organism
envirnment
surroundings
species
a class of plants or animals
population
a group of organisms that live in an are at the same time
organism
a living thing
habitat
the conditions where an animal lives-an animals home
ecosystem
all living and nonliving things in one are
extinct
when are no longer any members of a species left on earth
habit
a behavior that is learned through practice
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