an instinct that is an action or thing an organism does to increase survival (examples hibernation, playing dead, migration)
gills and fins
animal adaptation - Gills for breathing under water and fins to help with swimming
Hibernation
Escaping the harsh winter by hiding in a safe and warm place and then sleeping until it is warm again.
Structural Adaptation
Some type of structural or physical modification made to a part of the body.
what is a behavioral adaptation
a change in behavior to survive. the way an organism acts
Behavioral Adaptation
Something an animal does - or acts - in response to some type of external stimulus.
Migration
The movement of animals to reach better conditions of temperature, food, and shelter.
what is a structural adaptation?
an organism gradually develops physical or structural characteristics that help it survive
what is survival of the fittest
organisms that survive are the best adapted organisms
Predator
An animal that hunts and eats other animals for food.
Learned behavior
A behavior an animal acquires through experience (has to be taught or learned).
natural selection
living things have adaptations that help them survive in their environment, they pass down traits to increase future survival to future generations
Population
All the organisms of one kind in an ecosystem.
Adaptation
A gradual change in a body part, body covering, or behavior that helps a plant or animal survive in its environment.
pointy beaks
animal adaptation - for spearing fish
Instinct
A behavior an animal is born with (inherits) and does not have to learn.
Mimicry
An adaptation in which an otherwise harmless plant or animal looks like a harmful plant or animal in order to protect itself.
Camouflage
A color or shape in a plant or animal's body covering that helps it blend into its environment.
Organism
Any living thing.
gills extract oxygen from water
What reason best explains why sharks do not have to leave the water for air?
Ecosystem
Includes all the organisms in an area and the environment in which they live.
thorns or spines
plant adaptation - keep predators from eating the plant
adaptations can be _________ or _________
structural or behavioral
Reproduce
To make more of a species; to have offspring.
seeds
plant adaptation - spreads by sticking to animal fur or people's clothes, blowing in the breeze, or floating
a bulb is a type of root that stores large amounts of food and water
Why would a plant with a bulb, like the Galanthus, be better suited to survive a drought than a plant without a bulb?
Survival
Using adaptations to continue to live.
Habitat
The place where an animal lives. The physical characteristics of an animal's surroundings where it can find everything it needs to survive.
Prey
An animal that is taken and eaten by another animal (predator) for food.
curved claws
animal adaptation - for climbing and grasping
selective breeding
The practice of mating animals that have certain traits so that those traits are passed on to their offspring.
Environment
Everything that surrounds and affects a living thing. The environment includes non-living things, such as water, air, soil, weather, landforms and oth...
curved beak
animal adaptation - for digging or prying
give examples of inherited instinct behaviors
hibernationmigration
Extinct
Describes a species of plant or animal that once lived on Earth but which no longer exists.
wings
animal adaptation - to fly and escape predators or catch prey
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