| A | B |
| adaptation | a trait that helps a species survive |
| behavior | all actions of an organism |
| behavioral adaptation | an action that aids survival |
| camouflage | characteristics that enable organisms to blend in with their surroundings which makes them hard to see |
| instinct | an inherited behavior |
| learned behavior | an action not inherited by the parents |
| natural selection | the idea that those organisms best adapted to their environment will be the one's most likely to survive and reproduce |
| physiological adaptation | jobs of body parts controlling life processes that aid survival |
| protective coloration | camouflage inwhich colors and patterns of organisms match the surroundings which makes them hard to see |
| protective resemblance | camouflage inwhich shapes and colors of organisms match other objects in the surroundings which makes them hard to see |
| selective breeding | the mating of plants and animals with certain traits to produce offspring with those traits |
| structural adaptation | a body part or coloring that aids survival |