Adaptations

What is behavioral adaptation?

• body parts an animal has to survive

• are the things organisms do or act to survive

What is structural adaptation?

• physical features of an organism that help it survive

• the way an organism responds to the environment

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What habitat is a desert?

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What structure does an American Toad use to protect itself?

• Poisonous skin

• Hardshell

• Webbed feet

What structure does a desert tortoise use to eat fruit?

• long nails

• tail

• saw-like beak

Which structure does a toad have that a frog doesn't?

• Tongue

• Eyes on top of their head

• Dry, bumpy, thick skin

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Which one of these is an example of a structure?

• Hardshell

• Swimming underwater

• Laying eggs

• Digging into the ground

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What is the function of a tortoise's long claws?

• Swimming

• Dig a burrow to stay cool & away from predators

• Running

Which one of these is an example of a function?

• hardshell

• long toes

• digging

• dry bumpy skin

What does camouflage mean?

• are the things organisms do to survive

• an organisms ability to look like another animal

• an organism ability to blend in with its surroundings or environment

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