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adapt
verb : to change to fit a new or specific situation or environment
adaptation
noun : a change in an organism or species that allows it to survive better in its environment
behavior
noun : the way a human or other animal acts in a certain situation
blowhole
noun : a hole at the top of a whale's or dolphin's head, through which it breathes
characteristic
noun : a feature that helps to identify a thing or group of things
crest
noun : a showy group of feathers or hair at the top of an animal’s head
environment
noun : all of the conditions affecting an organism in a specific area, including plants, animals, water, soil, weather, landforms, and air
extinct
adjective : no longer in existence; completely wiped out
generation
noun : all the people or other animals who are born and live at about the same time; the time between when a group of living things and their offspring are born
habitat
noun : the natural environment of a plant or animal
handle
verb : to use a hand to touch, hold, or move something
inherit
verb : to receive genetic traits from parents or other ancestors
inherited
adjective : received from parents, grandparents, or older ancestors
instinct
noun : inherited behavior that leads animals of the same species to act certain ways in certain situations
naturalist
noun : a person who studies nature and natural history, especially plants and animals
organism
noun : a living thing
pod
noun : a group of dolphins or whales that live together
predator
noun : an animal that hunts and eats other animals to survive
prey
noun : an animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator
reflex
noun : a purely automatic response
species
noun : a group of living things that are physically similar and can reproduce
taste buds
noun : small groups of cells on the tongue that sense taste and report it to the brain
biome
noun : a community of plants and animals that occupy a specific type of habitat
canopy
noun : the part of a forest where the tops of trees form a dense layer of foliage
drip tip
noun : a long, pointed tip on a leaf of many rainforest plants that allows water to run off quickly
echolocation
noun : a way of locating objects by sending out a sound and measuring how long it takes to bounce back
microorganism
noun : a microscopic organism, such as a virus or single bacterial cell
mutation
noun : a change in the genes from one generation to the next that may alter how an offspring grows and what it can do
survival of the fittest
noun : a theory explaining that the organisms best suited to live in a particular environment are those most likely to survive