Animal Adaptations Practice

A physical feature or behavior that helps an organism get food, protect itself, move, or reproduce

• mimicry

• natural selection

• adaptation

Favorable traits are passed to future generations and unfavorable traits are not through ________.

• mimicry

• natural selection

• adaptation

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Adaptations that allow organisms to perform special functions within the body are called ____ adaptations. These are also known as functional adaptations.

• behavioral

• structural

• physiological

• learned

Structural adaptations include:

• color and shape

• body systems

• behavior and actions

The ability to blend in with one's environment.

• Mimicry

• Camouflage

• Adaptation

Behavioral adaptations include...

• color and shape

• behavior and actions

• body systems

Functional/physiological adaptations include..

• Behavior and actions

• Color and shape

• Body systems

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Sharks have sharp teeth representing a ______________ adaptation.

• behavioral

• structural

• functional

Migrating habits of fish and birds are ______________ adaptations.

• Structural

• Behavioral

• Functional

Polar bears thick fur to keep them warm is a _____________ adaptation.

• Behavioral

• Structural

• Functional