Survival
A change in an animal or plant that helps it survive better in its environment.
What is an adaptation?
Lion and zebra
Lion is predator, zebra is prey
To stay alive and continue to exist, especially by finding food, water, and shelter.
What is survive
Thick fur on polar bears
What is physical adaptation
Thick fur or a layer of blubber to keep warm.
What are examples of adaptations?
mouse and hawk
mouse is prey, hawk is predator
The surroundings or conditions where a plant, animal, or person lives.
What is environment
Migration of birds
What is behavioral adaptation
It helps animals blend into their surroundings to avoid predators or sneak up on prey.
What is camouflage?
An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
What is a predator
A way animals blend into their surroundings to hide from predators or to sneak up on prey.
What is camouflage
Chameleon changing color
What is camouflage
The king snake imitating the coral snake to avoid danger.
What is mimicry?
An animal that is hunted and eaten by predators.
What is prey
An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
What is a predator
Viceroy butterfly imitating the monarch butterfly
What is mimicry
The Arctic fox has has thick fur to stay warm in cold temperatures. What type of adaptation is this?
One way that prey protect themselves from predators
What is adaptation (mimicry, camouflage)
The natural home or place where a plant or animal lives.
What is a habitat
Kangaroo rats being nocturnal
What is behavioral adaptation