Animal Structures, Functions, and Adaptations

Behavior is...

• anything an animal does involving action

• physical characteristics

• the way an animal is made or built

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A structure is...

• anything an animal does involving action

• a part of an animal

• an instinct

Examples of behavioral adaptations are...

• running fast, eating meat, having thick fur

• thorns/quills, teeth/beak, feet/claws, tail

• migrating, hibernating, web spinning, nest building

Examples of structural adaptations are...

• crying, hunting, gathering

• thorns/quills, teeth/beak, feet/claws, tail

• migrating, hibernating, web spinning, nest building

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Which of these is an example of a structure?

• webbed feet

• eating

• flying

• balance

Which of these is an example of a function?

• balance

• webbed feet

• feathers

• tails

Which of these is inherited?

• leaf size and shape

• riding a bike

• pierced ears

• balancing a ball

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Which of these is learned?

• leaf size and shape

• bear hibernating

• spider spinning a web

• riding a bike

Which of these is a function of the structure webbed feet?

• Helps an animal swim.

• Helps an animal fly.

• Helps an animal hide.

• Helps an animal walk on rocks.

Which of these structures helps with the function of eating plants?

• webbed feet

• flat teeth

• fangs

• sharp claws