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| adaptation | A body part or a behavior that helps a living thing survive in its environment |
| aquatic animal | An animal that lives in a water habitat such as a lake, pond, river, stream, swamp, marsh, or the ocean |
| behavior | The way that a plant or animal acts |
| camouflage | The coloring, markings, or other physical features of an animal that help it blend with its surroundings |
| carnivorous plant | A plant that gets some its nutrients by trapping and digesting insects and other small animals |
| hibernate | To go into a deep sleep during the cold months when food is hard to find. |
| migrate | To move to warmer regions during cold months when food becomes scarce |
| mimicry | An adaptation that allows an animal to protect itself by looking like another kind of living thing that is poisonous or otherwise harmful. |
| prey | Any animal that is hunted for food by another animal. |
| talons | Curved claws that help a bird grab and hold prey |
| bald cypress tree | has knees that grow up from the roots to keep the trees from falling over in the soft, wet soil |
| cordgrass | has leaves that can take salt out of the water that the plant takes in. The salt comes through the leaves. |
| prickly pear cactus | adapted to live in very dry environments. It has thick stems to store water, a waxy covering on the stem to prevent water loss, and shallow roots that help absorb rainwater near the surface. |
