Survival
A body part or a behavior that helps a living thing survive in its environment.
What is adaptation?
What body part does a bird use to help it eat?
Its beak
in November, a student observed birds flying south. What is this called?
what is migration?
Scientists learn about the kinds of plants and animals that lived long ago by looking at...
Fossils
A fly that like a bumblebee helps it survive because...
predators won't attack it.
Things animals do that help them survive...
What is behavioral adaptation?
Some butterflies have spots on it wings that look like an owl. This allows them to survive because...
Predators avoid them
The coloring, markings, or other physical features of an animal that help it blend with its surroundings
What is camouflage?
A Possum playing dead to protect itself from predators is an example a _________ adaptation.
behavioral adaptation
What is a physical adaptation?
A squirrel can run very fast. This adaptation allows it to...
escape from predators.
Polar bears have thick fur that helps them survive in their icy habitat. If the did not have thick fur, they would most likely....
not be able to survive.
To move to warmer regions during cold months when food becomes scarce.
What is migrate?
Which feet would most likely help an animal living in an aquatic environment?
a. webbed feet
b. sharp claws
c. hooves
a. webbed feet
If the number of predators in an ecosystem increases, the population of it's prey is likely to....
decrease. An increase in predators can have a negative impact on a population.
How does looking like a poisonous butterfly help a butterfly that is not poisonous?
Barnacles attach to whales and filter food from the water as whales swim. If they were not able to attach to whales, they would most likely...
not be able to survive.
The two types of adaptations.
What is physical and behavioral?
Animals might change color from season to season so they can...
be camoflaugued and blend in with their environment
When animals go into a deep sleep in which their body activities slow down due to seasonal changes. They live off stored food
what is hibernation?
A spider blends in with its environment to protect itself from predators.
What is this spider doing ?
What is camouflage?
If available food in an animal's environment decreases, the population of the animal is likely to _______.
decrease. Less food has a negative impact on populations.
Loggerhead turtles lay their eggs on Virginia beaches and return to the sea. Tiny turtles hatch from the eggs and find their way to the ocean water.
True or false: All the baby turtles will survive.
False. Laying many eggs increases the chance of survival for the species.
a. sharp beaks
b. webbed feet
c. hollow bones
d. good eyesight
c. hollow bones