Amplify Adaptations

An example of a behavioral adaptation is

• The long neck of a giraffe

• Penguins huddling together for warmth

• A camel's hump used to store water

• A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage

An example of a physical adaptation is...

• a turtle hiding inside its shell

• The spikes on a porcupine fish

• a rabbit burrowing underground

• a viper biting when threatened

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A monkey has a long tail to help it swing from branch to branch.

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Structural Adaptation

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How do adaptations help animals?

• To escape animals

• to hunt for food

• to survive in their habitats

• All of these are correct

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What is required for a trait to be an adaptation

• it must look cool

• it must help to survive and reproduce

• it must create more offspring

• it must create competition

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A sea worm will emerge out of its tube during high tide to find food. What type of adaptation is this?

• physical

• social

• behavioral

• physiological

A clapper rail (bird) has a long bill to probe for food in the mud. What type of adaptation is the long bill?

• physical

• social

• behavioral

• physiological

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An angler fish produces light to attract prey. Producing light is what type of adaptation

• physical

• social

• behavioral

• physiological

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Ribbed Mussels have a shell to prevent from dehydration. What type of adaptation is the shell?

• physical

• social

• behavioral

• physiological

Referring to the physiological processes of an organism. Includes breathing, digesting, energy use, sleep, etc.

• Respiration

• Physiological

• Practical

• Regulatory

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