Animal Adaptations

Vocabulary:

1. Adaptation – A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive in its environment.

2. Habitat – The natural environment where an animal lives.

3. Behavioral Adaptation – Actions animals take to survive.

4. Structural Adaptation – Physical features of an animal that help it survive.

5. Physiological Adaptation – Internal body processes that help an animal survive.

There are three types of adaptations:

• Structural Adaptations: Physical traits (e.g., a bird’s beak shape or a fish’s gills).

• Behavioral Adaptations: Actions animals take (e.g., migration, hibernation).

• Physiological Adaptations: Internal functions (e.g., a snake producing venom or a camel’s ability to store water).