5.03 Behavioral Adaptations

What is a behavioral adaptation?

• Physical traits that help an organism survive in it's environment

• Inherited or learned behaviors that help an organism respond to it's environment

• An inherited behavior genetically determined and built into an organism's body

• Utensils the organism learns to use to help it survive

What is an example of a behavioral adaptation in an animal?

• An animal knowing when to go to sleep

• An animal knowing when it's hungry

• An animal knowing to run away if danger is near

What is innate behavior?

• A behavior that is learned from past experiences

• A physical trait that an organism uses to survive

• A behavior that is genetically built into an organism's body

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What is a learned behavior?

• Physical traits that help an organism survive in it's environment

• A behavior that is genetically embedded into an organism's body

• A behavior that an organism specifically learns through experiences in it's life

True of False: Plants have behavioral adaptations as well

• True

• False