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Physical and Behavioral Adaptations & Natural Selection
Question | Answer |
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What are two types of adaptations? | physical and behavioral |
Why do animals adapt? | to keep safe and to get food |
A tree loses its leaves in the winter. | physical adaptation |
Whales have a layer of protective fat called blubber. | physical adaptation |
A baby cries when he is hungry. | behavioral adaptation |
A woodpecker has a long beak to help it get bugs in the tree. | physical adaptation |
A skunk sprays a stinky smell. | behavioral adaptation |
Animals have shells, quills, or hair or fur to protect them. | body coverings |
An animal has a similar color or shape to its environment. | camouflage |
An animal looks like or sound like a dangerous or poisonous animal. | mimicry |
An animal uses body chemical like ink, smelly spray, or venom. | chemical defense |
A group of animals moving from one place to another and then back again to get food or to have offspring. | migration |
An animal's body temperature, heart rate, and breathing slows down to conserve, or save, energy. | hibernation |
An organism with an advantage over other organisms will live longer and have more offsprings. | natural selection |