Adaptation Unit: Environmental Science

A genetic change that enables organisms, such as microbes, plants, and animals, to successfully survive in an environment

• natural selection

• adaptation

• mimicry

• physical defense

The change in characteristics of biological populations over generations

• evolution

• social defense

• adaptaion

• natural select

Preserves advantageous genetic mutations for an organism to adapt to an environment

• natural selection

• evolution

• adaptation

• physiological adaptation

Adaptive traits that affect the physical appearance of an organism

• natural selection

• physiological adaptation

• structural adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

Traits that affect an organism's chemistry or metabolism

• structural adaptation

• camouflage

• physiological adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

Traits that affect an organisms reaction or response to something

• chemical defense

• structural adaptation

• physiological adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

one organism imitates another organism for a purpose, like protection or concealment

• mimicry

• camouflage

• physical defense

• social defense

When an organism can blend into the environment to hide or not be noticed

• social defense

• mimicry

• evolution

• camouflage

Body structures that protect animals from predators

• physical defense

• chemical defense

• social defense

• natural selection

Chemicals that can be emitted for protection

• physical defense

• chemical defense

• social defense

• structural adaptation