Animal and Plant Adaptation

Adaptations are:

• Body parts that help an organism survive in their environment
• Behaviors that help an organism survive in their environment
• Body parts and behaviors that help an organism survive in their environment

Behavioral adaptations are:

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

Physical adaptations are:

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

Movement from one place to another at a certain time of year or certain time in the life cycle is called:

• Hibernation
• Migration
• Competition
• Mutation

Deep sleep to survive low temperatures and lack of food is called:

• Hibernation
• Migration
• Competition
• Mutation

This plant adaptation transports water from roots to stems.

• Drip-Tips

• Thorns

• Xylem

• Shallow Roots

Cactus plants in the desert have this to keep animals away from eating them

• Shallow Roots

• Spines/Thorns

• drip-tips

• xylem

What type of adaptation would most likely help a polar bear?

• Layer of fat to keep warm

• Light coat to keep cool

• Claws to help swim

• Bright colored fur to deter predators

What is the function of gills in a fish?

• To absorb water

• to make them swim faster

• to absorb oxygen and release carbon dioxide

Hollow Bones in a bird

• help the bird move around easier

• help the bird fly

• help form a strong beak