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| adaptation | any body part, behavior, or capability that increases a plant or animal's capability to survive in its environment |
| behavior | anything an animals does involving action or a response to stimulus |
| biome | the world's major communities, classified according to climate, plants, and animals present there |
| camouflage | coloring that allows an animal to blend in with the surrounding environment |
| countershading | dark colors on one side and light colors on another that help an animal blend in to its surroundings |
| conservation | taking care of our environment by wisely managing its resources |
| ecosystem | a unit of plants, animals, and nonliving components that interact |
| environment | the total surroundings and forces that act upon a living thing |
| endangered species | a species of plant or animal whose population is decreasing at an alarming rate |
| extinct | no longer living on the earth |
| habitat | the place where an animal lives |
| herbivore | an animal that eats only plants |
| carnivore | an animal that eats only meat (other animals) |
| omnivore | an animal that eats both plants and meat |
| predator | an animal that hunts and eats other animals |
| prey | an animal hunted and eaten by another animal |
| organism | a living thing |
| mimicry | acting like another plant or animal |
| migration | the movement of animals from one region to another (and back again) for survival purposes |
| hibernation | a dormant, inactive state in which normal body activities slow |
| fossil | the mineralized remains of something which lived long ago |
| paleontology | the study of fossils and ancient remains |
| trace fossil | a fossilized mark of something left behind by an animals, such as footprints ot droppings |
| mold | a fossilized mark or impression made by a living thing |
| cast | a fossil formed when the mold left by a living thing fills with sediment |
