1. 1st 6 Weeks Vocab Review
Adaptations

2. Adaptation
And characteristic or trait that helps an organism survive in its environment such as spines on a cactus or talons on an eagle.

3. Diverse
Having a variety of many different types.

4. Niche The role, function, or job an organism has in its environment.
(A frog’s niche is to reproduce, eat, and be eaten.)

5. Reproduction
The act of making something new.

6. Camouflage
Characteristic that blends in with the surrounding environment and increases chance of survival.

7. Mimicry
The resemblance of an organism to another organism that gives it a better chance of survival.

8. Migration
The seasonal movement of animals from one place to another.

9. Hibernation
When an animal becomes still in an enclosed space and reduces bodily functions to save energy.

10. Competition
Struggle to survive.

11. Survive
To stay alive!

12. Perish
Die

13. Thrive
Grow strong and multiply (doing well)