ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS

What is a structural change?
Some adaptations are structural. Structural adaptations are physical features of an organism like the bill on a bird or the fur on a bear.

What is behavioral change?
Other adaptations are behavioral. Behavioral adaptations are the things organisms do to survive. ... The longer beak helps the bird catch more food.

What is a physiological change?
Physiological adaptations affect the function of the organism more than its shape, such as an organisms mutating in a way which makes them immune to a disease.

What is animal adaptation


An adaptation is a special skill which helps an animal to survive and do everything it needs to do.

Hedge hog structure

Physical description. Hedgehogs are easily recognized by their spines, which are hollow hairs made stiff with keratin. Their spines are not poisonous or barbed and, unlike the quills of a porcupine, do not easily detach from their bodies.

Physiological of lion

Their long, retractable claws help them to grab on to and keep hold of prey. Their rough tongue helps them to peel the skin of prey animals away from the flesh and the flesh away from the bone. The loose skin a Lion has on their belly allows a lion to be kicked by prey with little chance of injury.

Behavioral of polar bear

Have thick, sand paper like paws which helps them run on the slippery ice. They are very good swimmers and divers, which helps them swim from one ice floe to the next one.

QUESTIONS?

• What is animal adaptation?
• Physiological of lion?
• Structure of hedge hog?
• Behavioral of polar bear?

ANSWERS

• It is a special skill which helps animals to survive
• Their long claws get ahold of meat and flesh
• Very good swimmers and divers

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