| structural adaptations | an adaptation of an organisims body parts or coloring |
| behavioral adaptation | an inherated behavor that helps an organisim survive |
| mimicry | an adaptation in which one animal looks like another animal. |
| adaptations for water | tail fin, external gills,skin,,jet propultion, floats and fronds, filter feeding gills, and sleek body |
| adaptations for land | clinging vine, wings,hard shelled eggs, skin, legs |
| adaptations for cold | hairy paws, small tail and ears, sun tracking flowers, fat layer, warm fur |
| adaptations for heat | short life, cycle, avoiding the heat, deep root ,long legs |
| migration, alarmed posture, riding on mom, living underground | What are some adaptations that help animals survive? |
| alarmed posture | When an animal makes itself look bigger. |
| mimicry | __________ fools enemies into thinking that an animal is dangerous when it is not. |
| colors | _______ are adaptation that help an animal survive by using warning colors that alert enemies that they may be posionous. |
| Protective | _______ coloring allows an animal to blend in with its surroundings. |
| bright | Animals will use ________ colors to attract a mate. |
| plants | ______ have sturctural adaptations taht allows them to attract more sunlight, pollinate and disperse seeds. |
| building a shelter, attracting mates, caring for young, finding food, avoiding enemies, migrating | Give examples of behavioral traits. |
| human activity | _________ can sometimes destroy places where animals live, causing them not to survive. |
| quickly | Plants and animals that live in the water have a variety of adaptations that allows them to move _________ in the water. |
| gills | ______ allow water animals ot remove oxygen from the water. |
| sleek | a ______ body allows fish to move quickly through the water. |
| Gas | _____ filled pockets allow water plants to float near the surface to get sunlight. |
| fronds | _______ are a leaf structure that absorbs minerals from the water. |
| challanges, water, weight | Animals on land face _________ that water animals don't. They must get and retain _______, and support their ______. |
| legs, wings | Land animals have a variety of adaptations such as _____ and ________. |
| holes, oxygen | Bird eggs have tiny _____ so _______ can pass through and prevent it from drying out. |
| roots | Trees use ______ to support its body. |
| vines | _____ hang on trees to support their body. |
| hairy paws, warm fur, layer of fat | Name 3 adaptations that keep polor bears warm. |
| waxy covering, water storage, adapted leaves (spines) | Name 3 adaptation that help a barrel cactus keep water. |
| thick white, thin brown | The ermine changes colors according to the season, _____ ______ in winter, _____ ______ in summer. |
| migrate, warmer | Geese _______ south for the winter because it is ______. |
| Squarrels | _______ store food and build up a layer of fat to prepare for the winter. |
| body temperture | Birds and mamals have to keep a constant ________ ________. |
| conserve | Birds and mamals must _______ their body heat in cold climates. |
| layer of fat | Polor Bears eat a lot of food so they can build a _____________ to get warm. |
| little | Plants in extreme cold use ______ light and heat. |
| heat, insects | In cold, plant pedal shapes absorb _____ and that attracts _____ for pollination. |
| quick | In cold plants have a _____ growing season. |
| low, wind | In cold, plants grow ____ to the ground to avoid _____. |
| food | Desert animals get often get water from their ______. |
| underground | Desert animals often stay cool by sheltering themselves _______ during the day. |
| widespread | Desert plants have _______ roots that go deep to underground wells. |
| waxy | A ______ covering helps desert plant conserve water. |
| short spiney | Desert plants have ____ _____leaves that do not let water escape. |
| roots, stems | Some plants store energy in their _____ and _____ during winter and store the reserves to continue growing in the spring. |
| long legs | The roadrunner has ______ _______ to rise it above the hot desert surface. |
| short | Desert plants often have a _____ life cycle after a heavy rain. |
| sun-tracking | ________ flowers in the artic follow the sun to catch as much light as possible. |
| chlorophyll | In the fall, leaves change colors because they stop making ______. |
| water | Leaves fall to the ground around the tree to help it prevent _______ loss during the long cold winter. |