Adaptations and Traits

body covering that that helps an animal blend in with its environment

• camouflage

• mimicry

• dormancy

• inherited traits

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a behavior that an animal knows ow to do from birth that helps it survive

• instinct

• dormancy

• extinct

• mimicry

characteristics offspring get from its parents

• migration

• extinct

• adaptation

• inherited traits

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resembling another species to protect an animal from predators

• camouflage

• inherited traits

• mimicry

• adaptation

An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive

• niche

• structure

• characteristic

• adaptation

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Color or pattern that helps an animal blend in with its habitat
Adaptation: polar bears in the Artic

• Hibernation

• Locomotion

• Camouflage

• Migration

What is an adaptation?

• A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive.

• The food that an animal eats.

• How energy moves in a food web.

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What is an inherited trait?

• A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.

• Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.

• A natural behavior that an organism inherits.

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A pine snake moves its tail quickly in pine needles so it sounds like a rattle snake. This is an example of which type of behavior?

• camouflage

• mimicry

• estivation

• migration

Which of the following is an example of a structural adaptation in animals?

• A) Hibernation

• B) Camouflage

• C) Migration

• D) Instinct

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