Behavioral Adaptation

Some animals pretend to be dead to protect themselves from predators

• Structural

• Behavioral

• Physiological

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When food is scarce ( not much available), bears hibernate.What type of adaptation is this?

• Structural and Behavioral

• Physiological and Behavioral

• Physiological and Structural

Which of these describes the things that an organism does in order to survive?

• Physical Adaptation

• Behavioral Adaptation

Birds migrate to find food and warmer temperatures.

• physical adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

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Black bears hibernate during the winter months.

• physical adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

Some birds will make a warning sound to alert their flock if there is danger.

• physical adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

What is a behavioral adaptation?

• beak on a bird

• elephants ears

• hump on a camel

• birds flying South in the winter.

An arctic tern migrates constantly for food and warmth.

• physical adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

Bats are nocturnal and hunt at night.

• physical adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

Define Adaptation.

• How an organism has NOT changed and continues to live in an environment 

• All animals can live in any environment 

• How an organism grows over time

• Special features or behaviors that allow an animal to survive in an environment.