Natural Selection and Adaptations

An organism that hunts and feeds on another organism is a ______________________.

• prey
• producer
• predator
• decomposer

An animal that is hunted as food

• prey
• predator
• decomposer
• producer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive

• niche
• structure
• characteristic
• adaptation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Coloring or another physical characteristic that help an organism blend in with its environment

• mimicry
• camouflage
• hibernation
• migration

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

The role an organism plays in its ecosystem

• niche
• behavior
• structure
• function

When an organism copies a characteristic of something else in order to better its chances for survival and reproduction

• hibernation
• camouflage
• mimicry
• migration

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

The seasonal movement of an organism from one place to another

• camouflage
• migration
• hibernation
• function

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

When an organism slows its life functions for a period of time to better its chances for survival during harsh conditions

• camouflage
• migration
• mimicry
• hibernation

The place or environment where an organism naturally lives

• function
• habitat
• community
• ecosystem

A group of organisms of the same species

• ecosystem
• community
• population
• group