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era
species
They are both adaptations to animals apperance without being seen. Camouflage helps an animal blend end and mimicry makes an animal look like a plant or other animal.
To stop flooding
Insects would increase because there wouldn't be an animal to eat them and the insects could eat up other animals food sources causing animals to starve.
extinct
Bee-bright colors to warn predators; sea slug- its camouglage helps it hide from predators
hibernte
paleontoligist
mimicry
The dam could force people to move homes.
adaptation
no
No, the birds have different niches because one is a herbivore and other is a carnivore.
yes
niche
migrate
Creates new habitat for animals
Could destory an other animals habitat downstream from having less water.
fossil
no
habitat
camouflage
Creates a place for people to swim, boat, or catch fish.
He might observe the dino had flat, dull teeth, and no claws. The dino could have a long neck to reach leaves.
A Paleontologist concludes a dinosaur ate plants.. How do you know?
A scientist who studies fossiles is a/an
Does a paleontologist make fossils?
Once the dam is built it controls floods; how is this helpful to animals?
When the last member of a species dies, the species has become
To move to another region when seasons change is to
Compare Camouflage and mimicry
The role of an organism in its environment is its
Each major division of the geologic time scale is a/an
Something that helps an organism survive is called a/an
Two birds: One eats nuts other berries..One eats mice other rabbits. Do they share the same niche?
A butterfly has markings on its wings that resemble owl eyes. The markings are an example of
A dam is built for what?
Raccoons eat berries... Is this an example of a niche?
To help them hide, some animals have
How is the dam harmful to animals?
HOw is the dam harmful to people?
Give 2 examples of how a bee and a sea slug adapt to protect themselves..
A desert is a dry place.. Is this an example of a niche?
Organisms that produce living things of the same kind belong to the same group called a/an
How is the dam helpful to people?
The preserved traces and remains of an organism that lived long ago is called a/an
An aniamal that goes into a deep sleep which helps it survive the winter is said to
How will an ecosystem change if an animal that eats insects becomes extinct?
The place where an organism lives is called its

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A scientist who studies fossiles is a/anpaleontoligist
The place where an organism lives is called itshabitat
Each major division of the geologic time scale is a/anera
An aniamal that goes into a deep sleep which helps it survive the winter is said tohibernte
To help them hide, some animals havecamouflage
To move to another region when seasons change is to migrate
When the last member of a species dies, the species has becomeextinct
The role of an organism in its environment is itsniche
Something that helps an organism survive is called a/anadaptation
The preserved traces and remains of an organism that lived long ago is called a/anfossil
A butterfly has markings on its wings that resemble owl eyes. The markings are an example ofmimicry
Organisms that produce living things of the same kind belong to the same group called a/anspecies
A desert is a dry place.. Is this an example of a niche?no
Raccoons eat berries... Is this an example of a niche? yes
Does a paleontologist make fossils?no
A Paleontologist concludes a dinosaur ate plants.. How do you know?He might observe the dino had flat, dull teeth, and no claws. The dino could have a long neck to reach leaves.
Compare Camouflage and mimicryThey are both adaptations to animals apperance without being seen. Camouflage helps an animal blend end and mimicry makes an animal look like a plant or other animal.
Two birds: One eats nuts other berries..One eats mice other rabbits. Do they share the same niche? No, the birds have different niches because one is a herbivore and other is a carnivore.
Give 2 examples of how a bee and a sea slug adapt to protect themselves..Bee-bright colors to warn predators; sea slug- its camouglage helps it hide from predators
How will an ecosystem change if an animal that eats insects becomes extinct? Insects would increase because there wouldn't be an animal to eat them and the insects could eat up other animals food sources causing animals to starve.
A dam is built for what?To stop flooding
Once the dam is built it controls floods; how is this helpful to animals?Creates new habitat for animals
How is the dam harmful to animals? Could destory an other animals habitat downstream from having less water.
HOw is the dam harmful to people?The dam could force people to move homes.
How is the dam helpful to people? Creates a place for people to swim, boat, or catch fish.