| Term | Definition |
| Structural adaptation | This type of adaptation involves some physical part of a mammal's body. |
| Protective colouration | This type of adaptation allows an animal to blend into its environment. |
| Mimicry | This type of adaptation allows an animal to look, sound or act like another animal to avoid predation. |
| Behavioural adaptation | This type of adaptation includes behaviours that help an animal to survive. |
| Migration | This is a behavioural adaptation that involves mammals or groups of mammals travelling from one region to another and then back again. |
| Hibernation | This type of adaptation involves certain animals going into a deep sleep. |
| Survival | What is the advantage of animals having adaptations? |
| canines | What type of tooth do carnivores have that enable them to snare prey and tear meat? |
| incisors | What type of tooth do herbivores have that enable them to snip off vegetation? |
| molars | What type of tooth is used to chew the food into a nutritioius pulp? |