Animal Adaptations I
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Animal AdaptationsAnimal Adaptations
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Types of AdaptationTypes of Adaptation Anything that helps an organism survive in Anything that helps an organism survive in
its environment is an adaptation. its environment is an adaptation. It also refers to the ability of living things to It also refers to the ability of living things to
adjust to different conditions within their adjust to different conditions within their environments. environments.
Structural adaptationStructural adaptation Protective colorationProtective coloration MimicryMimicry Behaviour adaptationsBehaviour adaptations MigrationMigration HibernationHibernation
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Structural adaptationsStructural adaptations
A A structural adaptationstructural adaptation involves involves some part of an animal's body.some part of an animal's body.
Teeth Teeth Body coverings Body coverings Movement Movement
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Protective ColorationProtective Coloration Coloration Coloration and and
protective protective resemblanceresemblance allow allow an animal to blend an animal to blend into its environment. into its environment.
Another word for this Another word for this might be camouflage. might be camouflage. Their camouflage Their camouflage makes it hard for makes it hard for enemies to single out enemies to single out individuals. individuals.
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MimicryMimicry MimicryMimicry allows one allows one
animal to look, sound, animal to look, sound, or act like another or act like another animal to fool animal to fool predators into predators into thinking it is thinking it is poisonous or poisonous or dangerous. dangerous.
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Behavior adaptationsBehavior adaptations
Behavior adaptationsBehavior adaptations include activities that help include activities that help an animal survive. an animal survive.
Behaviour adaptations can Behaviour adaptations can be learned or instinctive. be learned or instinctive.
Social behaviour Social behaviour Behaviour for protection Behaviour for protection
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MigrationMigration Animals migrate for Animals migrate for
different reasons. different reasons.
better climate better climate better food better food safe place to live safe place to live safe place to raise young safe place to raise young go back to the place they go back to the place they
were born. were born.
This is when behavioral This is when behavioral adaptation that involves adaptation that involves an animal or group of an animal or group of animals moving from animals moving from one region to another one region to another and then back again. and then back again.
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HibernationHibernation This is deep sleep in which animal’s body This is deep sleep in which animal’s body
temp droops, body activities are slowed to temp droops, body activities are slowed to conserve energy.conserve energy.
E.g. Bats, woodchucks & bears.E.g. Bats, woodchucks & bears.