Plant and Animal Adaptation

• Habitat

• Environment

• Adaptation

• Interact

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Behavioral adaptations are:

• Body parts that help a living thing survive in its environment
• Behaviors that help a living thing survive in its environment

Cactus have a thick waxy coating on their stem that keeps them from drying out- is this a behavioral adaptation or physical adaptation?

• Behavioral adaptation
• Physical adaptation 

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• Environment

• Camouflage

• Characteristic

• Rhinocerous

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• Interaction

• Bird

• Structure

• Function

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• Interaction

• Camouflage

• Drought

• Adaptation

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True or false: Animals can choose their adaptations

• True
• False

Venus flytraps have two leaves to trap bugs - is this a behavioral adaptation or a physical adaptation?

• Behavioral adaptation
• Physical adaptation

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The Tickle Me Plant folds its leaves in when touched - is this a behavioral adaptation or physical adaptation?

• Behavioral adaptation
• Physical adaptation

Which adaptation might help protect a plant from being eaten?

• A flower that looks like a bee
• A thorny stem
• A waxy coating
• Substance that attracts insects