Adaptations

What is required for a trait to be an adaptation

• it must look cool

• it must help to survive and reproduce

• it must create more offspring

• it must create competition

A sea worm will emerge out of its tube during high tide to find food. What type of adaptation is this?

• physical

• social

• behavioral

• physiological

A clapper rail (bird) has a long bill to probe for food in the mud. What type of adaptation is the long bill?

• physical

• social

• behavioral

• physiological

Birds migrate south for the winter.

• Anatomical (Physical) Adaptation

• Behavioral Adaptation (Instinct)

• NOT an Adaptation (Learned Behavior)

Answer explanation

This is an instinct - a behavior that is inherited in the DNA

An inherited (DNA) trait that helps a living thing survive is called an _______.

• trait

• adaptation

• survive

• reproduce

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

Which adaptation would not be useful in the desert?

• digging in burrows underground

• getting water from plants

• webbed feet

Bright colors on a male bird helps

• flying

• mate attraction

• catching prey

Adapatation are caused by

• natural selection

• harsh environmets

• unique organisms

• evolution

Color or pattern that helps an animal blend in with its habitat
Adaptation: polar bears in the Artic

• Hibernation
• Locomotion
• Camouflage
• Migration