ORGANISMS AND ADAPTATIONS VOCABULARY

All the living and nonliving

things that surround an

organism

ENVIRONMENT

A characteristic or property of an organism

TRAIT

The coloring or patterns on an

animal’s body that allow it to blend in

with its environment

CAMOUFLAGE

The process by which the characteristics of a species change over many generations in

response to the environment

ADAPTATION

When an animal looks like

another animal their predators

avoid

MIMICRY

A behavior that is not learned and is

an animal’s natural response

to a stimulus

INSTINCT

To reduce body movement

during the winter in a effort to

conserve energy

HIBERNATION

An animal that is hunted and

eaten by another animal

PREY

The movement of a group of

organisms from one place to

another

MIGRATION

An animal that hunts and eats another animal

PREDATOR

A process in which an animal’s body

undergoes dramatic changes in form

during its life cycle

METAMORPHOSIS

To receive genetic

information and traits from a

parent or parents

INHERIT