Ecology first 3 weeks

An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive

• ecosystem

• structure

• abiotic

• adaptation

How do adaptations help animals?

• To avoid predators

• to get food

• to survive environmental conditions

• All of these are correct

Structural adaptation

• are physical features of an organism like the bill on a bird or the fur on a bear

• Mental adaptation, of the thinking of the animal

An example of a behavioral adaptation is

• The long neck of a giraffe

• Penguins huddling together for warmth

• A camel's hump used to store water

• A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage

A squid will squirt black ink at predators when frightened.

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Structural Adaptation

The sharp teeth of lions are what type of adaptation?

• Structural

• Physilogical

• Behavioral

Shivering when it is cold outside

• Structural

• Behavioral

• Physiological

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment

• alive

• biotic 

• abiotic

• living

Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor?

• abiotic

• biotic

Is a fern an abiotic or biotic factor? 

• abiotic

• biotic