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Animal Growth and Adaptations
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Science
4th Grade
11/06/2008

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climate
Definition
the average temperature and rainfall in an area over many years
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shelter
Definition
a place where an animal is protected from other animals or from weather
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oxygen
Definition
one of the many gases in air
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adaptation
Definition
a body part or behavior that helps an animal meet its needs in its environment
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environment
Definition
everything that surrounds and affects an animal, including living and nonliving things
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camouflage
Definition
an animal's color or pattern that helps it blend in with its surroundings
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mimicry
Definition
an adaptation in which an animal looks very much like another animal or an object
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instinct
Definition
a behavior that an animal begins life with
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migration
Definition
the movement of a group of one type of animal from one region to another and back again
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prey
Definition
an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal
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predator
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an animal that hunts and eats another animal
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hibernation
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a period when an animal goes into a long, deep, sleep
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body covering
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the material on the outside of a plant or animal that helps protect the organism
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organism
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another word for living thing
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reproduce
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to make more offspring
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life cycle
Definition
a pattern of changes that happen during an organism's life
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