5-2 Vocab – Adaptation and Extinction
text p. 219-227
1.
habitat -
2. interpret 3. misinterpret 4. structural adaptation 5. camouflage 6. mimicry 7. Batesian mimicry 8. Mullerian mimicry 9. self mimicry 10. behavioral adaptation 11. extinct 12. threatened -
5-2 Vocab – Adaptation and Extinction
text p. 219-227
1.
habitat -
2. interpret -
3. misinterpret -
4. structural adaptation -
5. camouflage -
6. mimicry -
7. Batesian mimicry -
8. Mullerian mimicry -
9. self mimicry -
10. behavioral adaptation -
11. extinct -
12. threatened -
5-2 Vocab – Adaptation and Extinction
text p. 219-227
1. habitat
2. interpret
3. misinterpret
4. structural adaptation
5. camouflage
6. mimicry
7. Batesian mimicry
8. Mullerian mimicry
9. self mimicry
10. behavioral adaptation
11. extinct
12. threatened
5-2 Vocab – Adaptation and Extinction
text p. 219-227
1. habitat - a place an organism lives
2. interpret - to explain the meaning of
3. misinterpret - to interpret wrongly
4. structural adaptation - inherited physical traits of a species that make its members better
suited to their environments
5. camouflage - blending in with the surrounding environment
6. mimicry - one species looks like another species so that a third species is fooled
7. Batesian mimicry - the model organism is dangerous or venomous, but the mimic is not
dangerous
8. Mullerian mimicry - both the model organism and the mimic are dangerous or distasteful
9. self mimicry - a species fools its prey by looking inviting or familiar
10. behavioral adaptation - an inherited behavior that makes members of a species better suited
to their environment
11. extinct - when all the individuals of a particular species die off
12. threatened - likely to become an endangered species
Name
Date ______________ Period _____
“Adaptation and Extinction” Vocabulary Quiz – Version 1
Directions: Write the CAPITAL letter of the correct definition on the line to the left of each vocabulary word.
A. a place an organism lives
____ 1.
Batesian mimicry
B. to explain the meaning of
____ 2.
behavioral adaptation
C. to interpret wrongly
____ 3.
camouflage
D. inherited physical traits of a species that make its members
better suited to their environments
____ 4.
extinct
____ 5.
habitat
____ 6.
interpret
____ 7.
mimicry
____ 8.
misinterpret
____ 9.
Mullerian mimicry
E. blending in with the surrounding environment
F. one species looks like another species so that a third species
is fooled
G. mimicry where the model organism is dangerous or venomous,
but the mimic is not dangerous
H. mimicry where both the model organism and the mimic are
dangerous or distasteful
I. mimicry where a species fools its prey by looking inviting or
familiar
____ 10. self mimicry
____ 11. structural adaptation
____ 12. threatened
J. an inherited behavior that makes members of a species better
suited to their environment
K. when all the individuals of a particular species die off
L. likely to become an endangered species
Name
Date ______________ Period _____
“Adaptation and Extinction” Vocabulary Quiz – Version 2
Directions: Write the CAPITAL letter of the correct definition on the line to the left of each vocabulary word.
A. a place an organism lives
____ 1.
threatened
B. to explain the meaning of
____ 2.
structural adaptation
C. to interpret wrongly
____ 3.
Mullerian mimicry
D. inherited physical traits of a species that make its members
better suited to their environments
____ 4.
misinterpret
____ 5.
mimicry
____ 6.
interpret
____ 7.
behavioral adaptation
____ 8.
self mimicry
____ 9.
habitat
E. blending in with the surrounding environment
F. one species looks like another species so that a third species
is fooled
G. mimicry where the model organism is dangerous or venomous,
but the mimic is not dangerous
H. mimicry where both the model organism and the mimic are
dangerous or distasteful
I. mimicry where a species fools its prey by looking inviting or
familiar
____ 10. extinct
____ 11. camouflage
____ 12. Batesian mimicry
J. an inherited behavior that makes members of a species better
suited to their environment
K. when all the individuals of a particular species die off
L. likely to become an endangered species
Name
Date ______________ Period _____
“Adaptation and Extinction” Vocabulary Quiz – Version 3
Directions: Write the CAPITAL letter of the correct definition on the line to the left of each vocabulary word.
A. a place an organism lives
____ 1.
misinterpret
B. to explain the meaning of
____ 2.
habitat
C. to interpret wrongly
____ 3.
interpret
D. inherited physical traits of a species that make its members
better suited to their environments
____ 4.
camouflage
E. blending in with the surrounding environment
____ 5.
mimicry
F. one species looks like another species so that a third species
is fooled
____ 6.
structural adaptation
____ 7.
Batesian mimicry
____ 8.
self mimicry
____ 9.
Mullerian mimicry
G. mimicry where the model organism is dangerous or venomous,
but the mimic is not dangerous
H. mimicry where both the model organism and the mimic are
dangerous or distasteful
I. mimicry where a species fools its prey by looking inviting or
familiar
J. an inherited behavior that makes members of a species better
suited to their environment
____ 10. extinct
K. when all the individuals of a particular species die off
____ 11. behavioral adaptation
L. likely to become an endangered species
____ 12. threatened