Behavioral Adaptation

snakes are only active in the morning and at night

• structural adaptations

• behavioral adaptations

How do meerkats use behavioral adaptations to survive in the desert?

• By storing water in their bodies

• By hunting in packs to catch prey

• By burrowing to escape the heat

• By changing color to blend with the environment

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Which of the following behaviors is a learned adaptation rather than an instinctive one?

• A) A dog salivating at the sound of a bell

• B) A spider spinning a web

• C) A turtle burying its eggs

• D) A bird building a nest

Why do some animals hibernate during winter?

• To escape from predators

• To conserve energy when food is scarce

• To find a mate

• To migrate to warmer areas

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Traveling done by an animal to find food and water. 
Adaption: birds flying south for the winter

• Camouflage

• Migration

• Hibernation

• Locomotion

What is the primary purpose of a bird's migratory behavior?

• To find a mate

• To escape predators

• To find food and suitable climate

• To establish territory

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birds fly south

• behavioral adaptations

• structural adaptations

snakes are only active in the morning and at night

• structural adaptations

• behavioral adaptations

clown fish live near sea anemones for protection

• behavioral adaptations

• structural adaptations

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bears hibernate

• behavioral adaptations

• structural adaptations