Name: _____________________________________ Date: _______________ Tool E3-6a

Using a Vocabulary Map: Example

–– A way to blend in and
not be seen
–– Used by many animals
• Chameleons, bugs, moths
–– Animal’s color or shape
helps it hide
• From predators (while
being hunted)
• From prey (while
hunting)
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camouflage
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I almost jumped The black and

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out of my skin orange stripes of

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when I saw the the tiger’s coat were

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stick bug move. Its perfect camouflage to

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camouflage helped it look help the big cat hide and

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just like a twig! stalk its prey in the tall grass.

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