Adaptations and Behavior

Question 1

adaptation

Answer 1

any trait that helps a plant or animal survive

Question 2

camouflage

Answer 2

something (such as color or shape) that protects an animal from attack by making the animal difficult to see in the area around it

Question 3

defense

Answer 3

a way to protect or guard oneself against danger

Question 4

function

Answer 4

the special purpose, or activity, for which a thing exists or is used

Question 5

mimicry

Answer 5

the imitation by an organism of its environment or of other organisms as a means of survival

Question 6

predator

Answer 6

an animal that lives by killing and eating other animals

Question 7

prey

Answer 7

an animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food

Question 8

structural adaptation

Answer 8

An inherited physical characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment.

Question 9

structure

Answer 9

something of many parts that is put together

Question 10

survive

Answer 10

to continue to live

Question 11

behavior

Answer 11

the way a person or animal acts or behaves

Question 12

heredity

Answer 12

the passing of characteristics from parent to offspring

Question 13

inherited trait

Answer 13

a characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring

Question 14

instinct

Answer 14

something you don’t need to learn — it happens naturally, without you even thinking about it

Question 15

learned behavior

Answer 15

a behavior that has been learned from experience or observation

Question 16

offspring

Answer 16

the young of an animal or plant

Question 17

parent

Answer 17

an animal or plant that produces a young animal or plant

Question 18

complete metamorphosis

Answer 18

the four stages certain insects go through to become an adult: egg, larva, pupa, and adult

Question 19

egg

Answer 19

the shell-covered, round object that’s laid by birds and reptiles, which usually has an embryo inside

Question 20

germinate

Answer 20

the sprouting of a seed

Question 21

incomplete metamorphosis

Answer 21

the three stages certain insects go through to become an adult: egg, nymph, and adult

Question 22

larva

Answer 22

the stage of complete metamorphosis after an organism hatches from its egg

Question 23

life cycle

Answer 23

the changes that happen to an organism during its life

Question 24

metamorphosis

Answer 24

a process some animals go through to become adults

Question 25

nymph

Answer 25

a young insect that has almost the same form as the adult

Question 26

pupa

Answer 26

the stage of complete metamorphosis in which an organism is wrapped in a cocoon or a chrysalis

Question 27

seedling

Answer 27

a young tree or plant grown from a seed