Cca Esl Science Ch 2 Animals

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inherit

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To receive traits from parents.

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trait

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A body feature that an animal inherits; it can also be some things that an animal does.

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mammal

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An animal that has fur or hair an is fed milk from its mother's body.

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bird

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An animal that has feathers, two legs, and wings.

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amphibian

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An animal that begins life in the water and moves onto land as an adult.

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gills

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A body part found in fish and young amphibians that takes in oxygen from the water.

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fish

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An animal that lives its whole life in water and breathes with gills.

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scales

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The small, thin, flat plates that help protect the bodies of fish and reptiles.

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reptile

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A land animal that has dry skin covered by scales.

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instinct

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A behavior an animal knows how to do without being taught.

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hibernate

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To enter a deep sleep in which life activities slow down.

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migrate

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To travel as a group from one place to live to another.

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camouflage

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A natural disguise some animals have to help them blend in with their surroundings.

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mimicry

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An animal's imitation of another animal or of an object in order to avoid predators.

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extinct

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Describes a species that is gone forever because all of its kind have died.

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species

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A name that identifies a specific kind of organism.

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endangered

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In danger of becoming extinct.

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threatenened

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On the way to becoming endangered or extinct.

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fossil

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Something that has lasted from a living thing that died long ago.