Heading = 3 Type of Environmental Adaptations

What is an adaptation? Adaptation – a structural, physiological, or behavioral trait that allows an organism to survive and reproduce.

Environmental Adaptation #1 Structural adaptations - special body parts of an organism that help it survive

Structural Adaptation Rabbits have widely spaced eyes that give them a wide field of vision for surveillance and detection of danger.

Environmental Adaptation #2 Physiological adaptations - changes in the animal’s insides that help them survive

Physiological Adaptation Snake venom is highly modified saliva that is produced by special glands of certain species of snakes.

Environmental Adaptation #3 Behavioral adaptations – what organisms do to survive (special ways they behave)

Behavioral Adaptation An opossum playing dead when it senses danger to try and fool its predator

What type of adaptation is it? A giraffe’s long neck allows it to reach high into acacia trees.

What type of adaptation is it? Giraffes have thick, sticky saliva that coats any thorns they might swallow.

What type of adaptation is it? During mating season males compete for females by butting with their heavy necks and heads.

Complete the Following For the last three, come up with an animal as a group (can be a different animal for each number) and explain the adaptation listed. 4. Behavioral 5. Structural 6. Physiological