Animal Adaptations Behavioral responses to the environment Example

Animal Adaptations

• Behavioral: responses to the environment – Example: birds migrating • Structural: are traits that involve the physical structure (anatomy) of an organism – Examples: beaks of a bird, wing of bat, teeth of bear • Physiological: traits that involve the internal functions or chemistry of an organism – Examples: enzymes to digest food, protein in spider’s web

Mimicry: non-poisonous looks like poisonous to fake predators. Which snake is the mimic? One is a coral snake (deadly) and one is a Scarlet Kingsnake (harmless).

Wolves communicate through howling…it strengthens unity within the pack.

Physical features that allow organisms to survive Like a shark’s teeth!!!

The frog's poison is secreted through the skin, and even a lick can sometimes prove fatal. Poison arrow frogs have about 200 micrograms of poison in their systems. It would take only 2 micrograms to kill a human.

Ultimate Wildlife: Animal Adaptations

Bees communicate with each other to locate nearby pollen

Opossum−the only marsupial in the US− typically play dead when frightened… May also be considered physiological because it is a chemical within the body that helps it to lie so still