Across
- 2. Movement of a population from one area to another
- 3. An appearance or behavior that allows an organism to blend in with its surroundings to avoid detection
- 9. An inactive state that resembles a deep sleep in which some organisms, living in cold climates, pass winter
- 12. Anything that can help an organism survive
- 13. In a drought organisms will compete more for _____.
- 18. A population of organisms at risk of extinction
- 19. A type of adaptation that describes an action organisms do to survive
- 21. A close imitation of another organism or object to help the imitator survive
- 22. Males in a similar species will dance, fight, and even build nests to compete for a chance to ______ or make offspring.
- 25. An organism may become extinct if its _______, or home is destroyed.
- 26. A living thing
- 27. Organisms that eat meat usually have _____ teeth.
- 28. A group of similar organisms that can produce offspring
- 29. Some behaviors are learned like a when a cub sees its parent ____ prey for food.
Down
- 1. Any interaction between organisms, or groups of organisms, in which at least one is harmed while they try to use the same resources
- 4. When a species dies off and has no living members
- 5. Organisms that eat plants usually have _____ teeth.
- 6. The arctic fox and arctic hare have fur that changes so they can camouflage well in every _____.
- 7. Structural features that help an organism survive are ______ adaptation.
- 8. A non-native species whose presence causes harm to the environment it is introduced to
- 10. The role, or job, of an organism in its environment
- 11. Birds that can swim well have _____ feet.
- 14. An organism whose presence in a region is only the result of natural processes
- 15. Traits or characteristics that help an organism survive
- 16. Hyenas and lions can get into deadly battles over territory and _____.
- 17. Living and nonliving factors interacting in an environment
- 20. The conditions in which an organism lives
- 23. Males of the same species will compete for _____.
- 24. An animal hunted for food by another animal
