Traits and Adaptations

A body part or behavior that helps a living thing survive

• adaption

• behavior

• learned behavior

• instinct

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which adaptation of the snowshoe hare provides warmth andcamouflage in its cold and snowy environment?

• Long, flexible ears

• Large, brown eyes

• Thick, white fur

• Wide, strong feet

An inherited behavior of an animals that helps it meet its needs

• adaptation

• behavior

• learned behavior

• instinct

To go into a deep sleep to stay alive during the winter

• hibernate

• migrate

• nap

• mimicry

Label the traits of a toucan's beak that are adaptive for eating fruit.

c

b

a

d

Long, curved shape for reaching fruit.

Saw like ridges for cutting fruit.

Sharp point for tearing skin off fruit.

Hollow spaces to keep beak light.

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3.S.U3.2

A sea turtle with a missing flipper from getting caught in a fishing net is an example of what type of trait?

• Learned trait

• Inherited trait

• Acquired trait

• Answer not here

What is an adaptation?

• A seasonal movement

• A place to live

• A type of animal

• A characteristic that helps a living thing survive

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

When an animal looks like an animals that is poisonous or that taste bad to avoid being eaten (Think about the Monarch butterfly and the Viceroy Butterfly)

• hiberate

• migrate

• camouflage

• mimicry

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

Which of the following is an example of a behavioral adaptation?

• fins

• hibernation

• sharp teeth

• camouflage