Nature Walk:

Ecological Observations

Name_____________________________________Pretest

Do you know these vocabulary words? Match the following.

 a. habitat

b. niche

c. adaptation

d. ecosystem

e. camouflage

f. behavioral adaptation

g. structuaral adaptation

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

__all the living and nonliving things in an area.

__an organism's role in an ecosystem.

__an adaptation of an organism's body part or its coloring.

__an inherited behavior that helps an organism survive.

__the physical place an organism lives.

__to hide or blend in its surroundings.

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