Structural and Behavioral Adaptations

________________ are any behavioral or structural characteristics of an organism that help it to survive in its environment.

• Nature

• Adaptations

• Hibernation

• Instincts

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Adaptations can be either ______________ or _______________.

• Physical, Behavioral

• Physical, Useful

• Behavioral, Useful

• Physical, Adaptive

A _____________ is some type of structural modification made to a part of the body.

• Structural Adaptation

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Animal Adaptation

• Behaviors of adaptation

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A ______________ is something an animal does – how it acts - usually in response to some type of external stimuli.

• Body adaptation

• Structural adaptation

• Instinctual adaptation

• Behavioral adaptation

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Adaptations fall into three main categories:

• body parts

• body coverings

• instincts

• survival traits

• behaviors

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What is an adaptation that you can see?

• Monetary

• Instinctual

• Physical

• Spatial

______________ help to protect animals in diverse environments -- from the land to water, from the arctic to the desert.

• Structures

• Physical-ness

• Body language

• Body coverings

Mammals have ______ or _______that helps insulate their bodies. It keeps them warm in winter and can protect specific areas of the body, like eyelashes protecting the eyes.

• Hair, fur

• Hair, eyes

• Fur, awareness

• Adaptations, bones

Body covering adaptations can include...

• Striped fur

• Eye color

• Spotted fur

• Homeostasis

• Brightly colored feathers

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Why would an animal migrate?

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