Adaptions

What is an adaptation?

• An organism that us better suited their environment.

• Allows an organism to preform special functions.

• A physical feature or behavior that helps an organism food, protect itself, move, or reproduce.

• A feature that has developed over time to help an organism survive in its environment.

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A shark having sharp teeth to tear apart prey is a behavioral adaptation.

• True

• False

What is mimicry?

• An organism resembling another organism in order to provide precision.

• An organism running away

• An organism fighting to defend itself

• An organism that doesn't resemble another organism in order to provide precision.

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Charles Darwin is an English naturalist and geologist.

• True

• False

Camouflage is all of these except...

• A type of structural adaptation.

• Can be used to avoid predators or sneak up on prey.

• An organism blending in with its environment.

• Making sure the predator can see you.

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Chose two behavioral adaptations.

• A bird preforming a mating dance to attract a male.

• A shark tearing apart prey.

• A raccoon opening a container searching for food.

• A moose walking through deep snow.

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Natural Selection is...

• Organisms better suited for their environment are made likely to survive.

• Traits such as beak, shape, or neck length are physical features.

• Obtained by interacting with the environment.

• A tiger

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A learned behavior is...

• Eye color

• It acts as a copy cat.

• Obtained by interacting with the environment.

• Allows an organism to preform special functions.

Allows an organism to preform special functions.

• Adaptation

• Physiological Adaptation

• Mimicry

• Structural Adaptation

2 examples of physiological are...

• Migration

• Hibernation

• Puffer fish puffs up when threatened by a predator.

• Snake produces poison to secrete through skin.