ADAPTATIONS

An example of a physical adaptation is....

• blue eyes
• Webbed feet
• Magic wand
• a worm 

A physical adaptation is...

• Something internal or external
• something like magic
• something like uh uh uh...
• Hey dont pick me

Which of the following is a physical adaptation for the underlined animal?

• A snake unhinges its jaw to eat a rabbit it just caught.
• A hognose snake rolls over, slows its breathing, and hangs its tongue out to pretend to be dead.
• A herd of buffalo encircle their young to protect them from a pack of wolves.
• A dung beetle rolls a piece of dung across the desert.

Polar bears have compact ears, a small tail, and thick fur to keep themselves warm. Are these examples of physical (structural) or behavioural adaptations?

• Physical
• Behavioural

An octopus can change its color to match its surroundings. This is an example of which type of behavior?

• camouflage
• mimicry
• cooperative behavior
• estivation

Giraffes have long necks. This allows them to eat from the tops of trees where other animals cannot reach. This is a result of...

• Natural Selection 
• Adaptation 
• Variation

True of False: Differences in species involving color, camouflage, food gathering are not a result of adaptation. 

• True 
• False 

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The process that explains survival and shows how species can change over time. 

• Adaptation 
• Natural Selection
•  Variation 

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The ears of this fox are an example of...

• A behavioral adaptation
• Poor breeding
• A physical adaptation
• Plastic surgery gone horribly wrong

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

An example of a behavioral adaptation...

• Sharp claws
• Ghost go booooooo
• arrow in a tree
• Hibernation