Behavioral and Structural Adaptations

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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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Adaptations fall into three main categories:

• body parts

• body coverings

• instincts

• survival traits

• behaviors

Animals ________________ when they change their color or pattern to blend in with the environment. This outward coloration helps animals blend in with the plants and surroundings.

• Hibernation

• Camouflage

• Migration

• Adaptation

Adaptations can be either ______________ or _______________.

• Physical, Behavioral

• Physical, Useful

• Behavioral, Useful

• Physical, Adaptive

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

• Structural and Behavioral

• Physiological and Behavioral

• Physiological and Structural

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Tick the correct box.

Bear hibernates

• behavioral adaptations

• structural adaptations

What adaptation is it?

• camouflage

• mimicry

• migration

• hibernation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What adaptation is it?

• camouflage

• mimicry

• migration

• hibernation

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Which of the following is an example of a behavioral adaptation?

• A) The long neck of a giraffe

• B) Birds migrating south for the winter

• C) The thick fur of a polar bear

• D) The webbed feet of a duck