SCIENCE VOCABULARY JOviedo 2007

adaptations The ability of an animal to change in order to survive its environment. Body parts & coverings that help animals survive.

adaptations

MIMICRY AN ADAPTATION WHERE AN ANIMAL LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER ANIMAL OR OBJECT; TO APPEAR AS SOMETHING ELSE AN ADAPTATION WHERE AN ANIMAL LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER ANIMAL OR OBJECT; TO APPEAR AS SOMETHING ELSE MIMIC, COPY, SIMILAR MIMIC, COPY, SIMILAR

MIMICRY DRONE FLY FALSE COBRA is not poisonous Real cobra is venomous BEE

CAMOUFLAGE AN ADAPTATION WHERE THE COLOR OR PATTERN OF AN ANIMAL HELPS IT BLEND (HIDE) IN ITS SURROUDING (WHERE IT LIVES).

CAMOUFLAGE

CAMOUFLAGE

CAMOUFLAGE

DECOMPOSERS ORGANISMS THAT BREAKDOWN ( EAT ) DEAD PLANTS OR ANIMALS ORGANISMS THAT BREAKDOWN ( EAT ) DEAD PLANTS OR ANIMALS

LEARNED BEHAVIOR A BEHAVIOR THAT MUST BE TAUGHT A BEHAVIOR THAT MUST BE TAUGHT Examples: Examples: Eating with a fork or spoon Eating with a fork or spoon Hunt for food / Hide from its predators Attacking / talking

LEARNED BEHAVIOR A BEHAVIOR THAT MUST BE TAUGHT A BEHAVIOR THAT MUST BE TAUGHT NOT: NOT: LEARNING HOW TO VIDEO GAMES LEARNING HOW TO VIDEO GAMES LEARNING HOW TO DRIVE LEARNING HOW TO DRIVE

INSTINCT An inborn pattern of behavior An inborn pattern of behavior Examples: Examples: Crying / Laughing / Sneezing / Coughing Crying / Laughing / Sneezing / Coughing Blinking your eyes Blinking your eyes Growling / Flying / Hopping Growling / Flying / Hopping Breathing Breathing

PREDATOR AN ANIMAL THAT LIVES BY PREYING (HUNTING & EATING) OTHER ANIMALS AN ANIMAL THAT LIVES BY PREYING (HUNTING & EATING) OTHER ANIMALS

PREY AN ANIMAL HUNTED FOR OR CAUGHT FOR FOOD BY ANOTHER ANIMAL AN ANIMAL HUNTED FOR OR CAUGHT FOR FOOD BY ANOTHER ANIMAL

ECOSYSTEM LIVING THINGS & NON LIVING THINGS INTERACTING TOGETHER IN AN ENVIRONMENT LIVING THINGS & NON LIVING THINGS INTERACTING TOGETHER IN AN ENVIRONMENT

SOIL IT IS A THIN MIXTURE OF ROCK PIECES AND ORGANIC MATTER IT IS A THIN MIXTURE OF ROCK PIECES AND ORGANIC MATTER THERE ARE 3 LAYERS THERE ARE 3 LAYERS

HIBERNATION SPENDING WINTER BEING INACTIVE OR DORMANT by SOME ANIMALS SPENDING WINTER BEING INACTIVE OR DORMANT by SOME ANIMALS A LONG DEEP SLEEP A LONG DEEP SLEEP

MIGRATION THE MOVEMENT OF A GROUP OF ANIMALS FROM ONE REGION (PLACE) TO ANOTHER AND BACK AGAIN FOR THE PURPOSE OF BREEDING & FEEDING THE MOVEMENT OF A GROUP OF ANIMALS FROM ONE REGION (PLACE) TO ANOTHER AND BACK AGAIN FOR THE PURPOSE OF BREEDING & FEEDING

REFLEX AN INVOLUNTARY RESPONSE OR ACTION; automatic ( done without thinking ) AN INVOLUNTARY RESPONSE OR ACTION; automatic ( done without thinking ) SNEEZE, HICCUP, BLINK SNEEZE, HICCUP, BLINK

BREEDING TO PRODUCE AND RAISE/TRAIN YOUNG ANIMALS/PLANT TO PRODUCE AND RAISE/TRAIN YOUNG ANIMALS/PLANT Mr. Brown’s farm breeds cows to sell at the market. Mr. Brown’s farm breeds cows to sell at the market.

ENDANGERED TO PUT IN DANGER BY OVER-HUNTING, POACHING, AND DEFORESTATION TO PUT IN DANGER BY OVER-HUNTING, POACHING, AND DEFORESTATION

SCIENCE VOCABULARY JOviedo 2007