Structure & Function/Traits and Behaviors Vocabulary

Certain body parts or behaviors that allow or help an organism to survive/thrive in their environment.

• Adaptations

• Function

• Offspring

• Webbed Feet

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Organism's body part

• Offspring

• Structure

• Function

• mimicry

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The job or purpose of the body part

• Offspring

• Structure

• Function

• Webbed Feet

Tags

NGSS.4-LS1-1

An animal's young (its baby)

• Offspring

• Function

• Structure

• Webbed Feet

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

an adaptation where color allows an organism to blend in with its environment

• talons

• Offspring

• Webbed Feet

• Camouflage

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

modified stems on a plant which help to protect from herbivores

• Camouflage

• thorns

• talons

• mimicry

type of leaves that help plants to protect from the sun by preventing water loss and to protect from consumers.

• talons

• spines/needle like leaves

• mimicry

• thorns

claws, especially of a bird to catch its prey

• spines/needle like leaves

• talons

• mimicry

• Webbed Feet

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

ability of an animal to look like another more harmful animal to confuse predators

• mimicry

• talons

• spines/needle like leaves

• Webbed Feet

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

An adaptation that allows animals to swim in water environments

• Webbed Feet

• Camouflage

• thorns

• Offspring

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4