An adaptation in which an otherwise harmless plant or animal looks like a harmful plant or animal in order to protect itself.
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what is an inherited behavior?
an instinct that is an action or thing an organism does to increase survival (examples hibernation, playing dead, migration)
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selective breeding
The practice of mating animals that have certain traits so that those traits are passed on to their offspring.
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Prey
An animal that is taken and eaten by another animal (predator) for food.
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a bulb is a type of root that stores large amounts of food and water
Why would a plant with a bulb, like the Galanthus, be better suited to survive a drought than a plant without a bulb?
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seeds
plant adaptation - spreads by sticking to animal fur or people's clothes, blowing in the breeze, or floating
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Structural Adaptation
Some type of structural or physical modification made to a part of the body.
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Ecosystem
Includes all the organisms in an area and the environment in which they live.
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Environment
Everything that surrounds and affects a living thing. The environment includes non-living things, such as water, air, soil, weather, landforms and oth...
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natural selection
living things have adaptations that help them survive in their environment, they pass down traits to increase future survival to future generations
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adaptations can be _________ or _________
structural or behavioral
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Extinct
Describes a species of plant or animal that once lived on Earth but which no longer exists.
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gills and fins
animal adaptation - Gills for breathing under water and fins to help with swimming