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12 Cards in this Set
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Environment
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Everything that surrounds and affects an animal, including living and nonliving things.
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Climate
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The average temperature and rainfall of an area over many years.
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Oxygen
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One of the many gases in air.
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Shelter
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A place where an animal is protected from other animals or from the weather.
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Metamorphosis
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The process of change; for example, from an egg to an adult butterfly.
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Adaptation
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A body part or behavior that helps an animal meet its needs in its environment.
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Camouflage
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An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend in with its surroundings.
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Mimicry
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An adaptation in which an animal looks very much like another animal or object.
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Instinct
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A behavior that an animal begins life with.
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Migration
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The movement of a group of one type of animal from one region to another and back again.
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Hibernation
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A period when an animal goes into a long, deep "sleep."
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Carbon Dioxide
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A gas breathed out by animals.
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