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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
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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).
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Wolves communicate through howling…it strengthens unity within the pack.
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Physical features that allow organisms to survive
Like a shark’s teeth!!! Physical features that allow organisms to survive
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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.
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Bees communicate with each other to locate nearby pollen
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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
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The Ophrys Orchid is designed to look like a female bee…to attract the male bees to it!
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The giraffe’s long neck
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The venom of a snake…
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A hummingbirds beak…
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A penguin’s fat reserves…
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The Flying Gecko
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The ability of the chameleon to change colors!!
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The proteins found in spider webs
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Some insects are designed to perfectly blend in to their environment
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Birds migrating south for the winter
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The Viceroy mimics its appearance so animals won’t eat him…
Monarch Viceroy A Monarch tastes BAD The Viceroy mimics its appearance so animals won’t eat him…
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A porcupine’s quills!! Ouch!!
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Having the ink inside the octopus is…
Some octopi release ink as a response to a threat
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A camel’s hump…
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