Adaptations

Any heritable trait that helps an organism, such as a plant or animal, survive and reproduce in its environment is called

• variation

• adaptation

• offspring

• inheritance

How do adaptations help animals?

• To escape animals

• to hunt for food

• to survive in their habitats

• All of these are correct

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An example of a structual adaptation is...

• a turtle hiding inside its shell

• The spikes on a porcupine fish

• a rabbit burrowing underground

• a viper biting when threatened

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The sharp teeth of lions are what type of adaptation?

• Structural

• Behavioral

Some kinds of birds migrate to the warmer places in the winter is what type of adaptation?

• Structural

• Behavioral

When animals pretend to be dead to protect themselves from predators it is what type of adaptation?

• Structural

• Behavioral

Frogs use webbed feet to swim in water is what type of adaptation?

• Structural

• Behavioral

When flamingos use their upper beaks like shovels to scoop up fish it is a

• Physical Adaptation

• Behavioral Adaptation

Brown bears can spend four to six months a year in a deep sleep in their dens. This adaptation allows them to survive when there is very little food.

• Physical Adaptation

• Behavioral Adaptation

Structural adaptations are physical features of an organism like the bill on a bird or the fur on a bear.

• True

• False