Animal/Plant Adaptations vocab

Something you can observe about a living thing (behavioral or physical), such as the broad fins of a fish is known as a...

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An _____________ structure would be on the inside of a living thing.

• external

• interpersonal

• inhibited

• internal

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A forest ______________ includes all the living and nonliving things there.

• environment

• structure

• plantation

• biosphere

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Behavior refers to the actions and reactions of living...

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What something does, like the lure on the head of a frogfish wiggling to attract prey, is a...

• adaptation

• function

• structure

• trick

There are several __________ of frogfish, which means one specific kind of living thing that has similar characteristics and can produce offspring with one another.

• colonies

• traits

• systems

• species

A behavior that a living thing does without being taught, such as a cat meowing, is an...

• learned behavior

• trait

• instinct

• annoyance

The scales on a fish are an example of an _____________ structure because they are on the outside of a living thing.

• internal

• exoskeleton

• external

• environmental

A _______________ is the specific form or shape of something.

• structure

• system

• trait

• function

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All living things have _________________ which are physical or behavioral traits that help them to survive in their environment.

• systems

• adaptations

• instincts

• appendages

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