2. What Are Adaptations?

3. Camouflage An animal’s color can help it blend into its surroundings. Blending due to color is called camouflage (KAM·uh·flahzh).camouflage

4. Protective Resemblance Look at the picture. That isn’t a leaf – it’s an insect! Its body resembles its environment very closely. This is protective resemblance. The fact that an animal resembles something else protects it.

5. Adaptations Camouflage and protective resemblance are examples of adaptations (ad·uhp·TAY·shuhnz). Adaptations are traits or behaviors that help organisms survive. adaptations

6. Physical Adaptations Body adaptations are called physical adaptations. Here are just a few. Animal adaptations happen naturally. Only an adaptation that helps an animal survive is likely to become common. Gills and Fins Fur Legs Neck Shell Trunk Bright Color

7. camouflage Blending due to color. Back to text

8. adaptations Traits or behaviors that help an organism to survive. Back to text