Adaptions and Variations

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What are behavioral adaptations?

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Behaviors that help a living thing survive in its environment.

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How does the mouse population change over time?

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The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily.

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What is the term for a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?

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Adaptation.

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What is an adaptation?

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A feature that helps a living thing survive.

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What does it mean to adapt?

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To change physical features or behaviors of a species in response to changes in the environment.

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What is natural selection?

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The process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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What is camouflage?

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A physical adaptation that allows an organism to blend in with its environment to avoid detection.

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What is the difference between structural and behavioral adaptations?

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Structural adaptations are physical features of an organism, while behavioral adaptations are actions or behaviors that help an organism survive.

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Give an example of a structural adaptation.

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The long neck of a giraffe, which helps it reach leaves high in trees.

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What is the role of mutations in adaptation?

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Mutations can introduce new traits that may help an organism survive in changing environments.