Animal Adaptations

Special ways that an organism acts or behaves to enable it to survive and grow in a particular habitat

• Behavioural Adaptation

• Structural Adaptation

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Physical features that an organism has to enable it to survive and grow in a particular habitat.

• Behavioural Adaptation

• Structural Adaptation

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Which of the following is a physical adaptation for the underlined animal?

• A butterfly has bright colours to warn predators that it is poisonous.

• A hognose snake rolls over, slows its breathing, and hangs its tongue out to play dead.

• A herd of buffalo encircle their young to protect them from a pack of wolves.

• A dung beetle rolls a piece of dung across the desert.

How do adaptations help animals?

• To escape animals
• to hunt for food
• to survive in their habitats
• All of these are correct

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An example of a structual adaptation is...

• a turtle hiding inside its shell

• The spikes on a porcupine fish

• a rabbit burrowing underground

• a viper biting when threatened

Penguins huddle close together to keep warm in the cold weather

• Structural adaptation

• Behavioural adaptation

Plants grow towards sunlight to help them acquire as much sunlight as possible for photosynthesis

• Behavioural adaptation

• Structural adaptation

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A kangaroo has a pouch to protect its young from the predator

• Structural Adaptation

• Behavioural adaptation

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Bees dance to tell each other where to find food.

• Structural Adaptation

• Behavioural adaptation

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Fish has gills which helps it to breath in water.

• Structural adaptation

• Behavioural adaptation