1. 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt Adaptation & Extinction Life ProcessesLife Cycles Human Body Systems Ecosystems

2. Adaptation is an animal behavior that helps the animal meet its needs for survival in its environment. When a rabbit adapts from greenery of summer to the snow of the winter in a particular area, the rabbit’s _____ might change color to “blend in” for protection.

3. What is fur?

4. Birds move as a group from one region to another and back again. When “birds fly south for the winter” this is an example of an animal behavior known as_________

5. What is migration?

6. During the life cycle of a frog, at first a tadpole looks very different from the adult frog, but soon changes and begins to resemble the ____________

7. What is a parent ?

8. ______ is the process that butterflies go through to resemble their parents. It includes stages of development known as larva, pupa, and adult.

9. What is metamorphosis ?

10. During the butterfly life cycle, the _______ stage is when the caterpillar changes shape and develops new body parts. Finally, an adult butterfly breaks from this.

11. What is chrysalis?

12. A food chain ALWAYS begins with a __________

13. What is a producer?

14. The second level in a food chain is a consumer that eats the producer. The organism in a food chain that breaks down dead organisms and waste, returning important nutrients to the environment is known as a __________.

15. What is a decomposer?