_____ are characteristics or traits that improve an individual’s chances of surviving and reproducing in a particular environment.

• Instincts

• Adaptations

• Behaviors

• Fitness

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Which type of bird beak would be best for gathering nectar from a flower?

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How does the animal with these feet most likely survive in its environment?

• climbing trees to escape from predators

• walking on rocky ground to graze

• finding food in swampy land

• migrating over glaciers, ice, and snow

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Which structure would be best for a bird that soars above the water and dives through the air to catch a fish near the surface?

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The sharp teeth of lions are what type of adaptation?

• Structural

• Physilogical

• Behavioral

Why are adaptations important for survival in an ecosystem?

• They allow organisms to compete for sunlight.

• They enable organisms to better escape predators.

• They help organisms to find and consume food.

• All of the above.

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Is the following a structural, functional or behavioural adaptation? A turtle shell

• Structural Adaptation

• Behavioural Adaptation

What is an adaptation?

• A temporary change in behavior in response to an immediate threat.

• A physical or behavioral trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

• A learned skill that an organism acquires from its parents.

• A rapid evolution in response to environmental changes.

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What is an important adaptation that humans have?

• long tongues

• slow speed

• opposable thumbs

• enhanced sense of smell

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An organism blending into the environment is ​ (a)   . A butterfly who looks like an owl is applying a ​ (b)   adaptation known as ​ (c)  

• camouflage

• physical

• mimicry

• behavioral

• selective breeding