Physical Adaptations
A porcupine has quills. This physical adaptations helps the porcupine ____________________.
Protect itself.
A behavior is __________________.
Anything an organism does.
What is the difference between a learned behavior and an instinct?
A learned behavior is taught by the parents or adults to the young. Instincts happen without being taught. They are born knowing how to do it.
Animals that are endangered are ...
Close to being extinct
Mia has brown eyes like her mother. Is this an inherited or acquired trait?
Inhertited
A rabbit in the arctic has white fur. What does this physical adaptation allow the rabbit to do?
Camouflage
When animals migrate, they ______________________.
Travel long distances to mate, find food, or find shelter from the winter cold.
A baby crying at birth. Instinct or Learned Behavior?
Instinct
The deeper the fossil is....
The older it is.
Ken has a scar on his left arm because of falling from his bike. Is this an inherited or acquired trait?
This is acquired.
Explain why some animals have as a physical adaptation flat teeth and others have sharp teeth.
Flat teeth are common in herbivores, sharp teeth are used by carnivores to rip meat.
When animals hibernate ________________________________________.
They go into a sleep like state during the winter.
A lion cub learning how to hunt. Instinct or Learned Behavior?
Learned Behavior
Animals might compete for:
mates, food, and territory
Ms. María changed the color of her hair from brown to blonde. Is this trait inherited or acquired?
Acquired trait.
They viceroy butterfly mimics the viceroy butterfly. Why does this help it survive?
Birds don't eat monarch butterflies because it makes them sick, so since viceroy butterflies look so alike, they are not eaten either.
What must an animal do before hibernating?
Store body fat and food.
A beaver building a dam. Instinct or Learned Behavior?
Instinct
A white wolf in the arctic has a better advantage than a brown wolf because...
The white wolf can camouflage.
Luis measures 6ft. His wife measures 5'10. Therefore she is pretty tall. Is it fair to believe that their children will be tall too? Would this be an inherited trait or acquired trait?
Their children will likely inherit the trait of height.
What is the difference between camouflage and mimicry?
Camouflage: patterns or colors that allow an animal to blend into its surrounding.
Mimicry: Imitation the look of another animal or plant in order to survive.
Behaviors can be classified into what two types?
Learned Behaviors and Instincts
A chimpanzee using tools to find food. Instinct or Learned Behavior?
Learned Behavior
If the fossil of a lizard is found in the arctic tundra. This could mean that this habitat once had warmer temperatures. True or false?
True
A lizard lost its tail because of a predator. Not having his tail is acquired or inherited?
Acquired