Nature Walk:
Ecological Observations

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Do you know these vocabulary words? Match the following:

____to hide or blend in its surroundings.

____all the living and nonliving things in an area.

____an adaptation of an organism's body parts or its coloring.

____inherited physical or behavioral traits that help an organism survive in an environment.

____an organism's role in the ecosystem.

____the physical place an organism lives.

____an inherited behavior that helps an organism survive.


a. niche

b. ecosystem

c. structural adaptation

d. habitat

e. behavioral adaptation

f. camouflage

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