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Life Science

Life Science. Adaptations. things needed by a living thing in order to survive. Basic needs. food, water, air, shelter. air taken in by animals. oxygen. air taken in by plants. Carbon dioxide. body part or behavior that a living thing gets from its parents, which help it survive .

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Life Science

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  1. Life Science Adaptations

  2. things needed by a living thing in order to survive

  3. Basic needs food, water, air, shelter

  4. air taken in by animals

  5. oxygen

  6. air taken in by plants

  7. Carbon dioxide

  8. body part or behavior that a living thing gets from its parents, which help it survive

  9. adaptation beaks, claws, scales, sharp teeth, fur, webbed feet

  10. adaptation of coloring or shape that helps a living thing blend into its environment

  11. camouflage

  12. adaptation that warns predators that an animal may be poisonous

  13. Bright colors

  14. adaptation that makes an animal look like other poisonous or dangerous animals, which protects them from predators

  15. mimicry

  16. adaptation of scarlet king snake

  17. mimicry Looks like a deadly coral snake

  18. adaptation of leaf moth

  19. camouflage The shape and color of its wings look like leaves

  20. adaptation of sundew

  21. Stringy, sticky hairs Traps insects

  22. adaptation of a snowshoe hare

  23. camouflage Winter – fur turns white Summer – fur turns brown

  24. adaptation of a vampire bat

  25. Razor sharp teeth Helps it get food

  26. adaptation of a rattlesnake

  27. Strong sense of smellspecial heat sensory organs

  28. behaviors that animals begin life with that help them meet their needs

  29. instinct

  30. behavior in which an animal, that lives in a cold winter environment goes into a dormant, inactive state

  31. hibernation heart rate and breathing slow down

  32. behavior in which animals regularly move as a group from one region to another

  33. migration

  34. all members of a certain group of living things have died

  35. extinction

  36. a population has become so small, it is in danger of becoming extinct

  37. endangered

  38. a population that could become endangered, if it is not protected by strict hunting laws or environmental protections

  39. threatened

  40. instinctive behavior of a zebra

  41. herding

  42. instinctive behavior of an orb-weaver spider

  43. How to build the pattern for its web

  44. behavior of a woodchuck that helps it survive winter

  45. hibernation Digs a winter burrow Body temperature drops from 97 degrees F down to 46 degrees F

  46. behavior of a gray whale that helps it survive winter and helps it take care of newborn calves

  47. migration

  48. What can these activities cause? Cutting down forests Filling wetlands Clearing land for homes and businesses Introducing new plants that are not native

  49. Habitat Loss This can result in plants and animals becoming endangered or extinct

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