Animal Adaptations

Ability to develop characteristics over many generations that enable them to survive and reproduce.

• Adaptation

• Camouflage

• Morphological

• Camouflage

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Refers to the body shapes of organisms.

• Adaptation

• Behavioral

• Morphological

• Physiological

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Is a characteristic that enables some organisms to go unnoticed in the environment they live.

• Hibernation

• Mimicry

• Aestivation

• Camouflage

Refers to the way organisms behave in a particular situation.

• Morphological Adaptations

• Physiological Adaptations

• Behavioral Adaptations

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

The movement of species from one place to another.

• Mimicry

• Aestivation

• Migration

• Self-defense

Physiological adaptations help animals to:

• Be more fast

• To not be seen

• Regulate their temperature

• For feeding

Is the state of deep sleep when there is a long period of drought.

• Hibernation

• Migration

• Aestivation

• Scales

This type of adaptation is:

• Morphological

• Physiological

• Behavioral

Refers to the development of specialized organs that make it possible to the organism to survive.

• Morphological Adaptations

• Physiological Adaptations

• Behavioral Adaptations

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Is the ability of certain organisms to adopt the color or shape of other life-forms for the purpose of confusing predators.

• Camouflage

• Hibernation

• Aestivation

• Mimicry