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Animal adaptations Nichole .L. rosa What are adaptations? Adaptations are traits that help organism survive. Body adaptations are called physical adaptations Physical adaptations help animals survive in there environments. Here are just a few


  1. Animal adaptations Nichole .L. rosa

  2. What are adaptations? Adaptations are traits that help organism survive. Body adaptations are called physical adaptations Physical adaptations help animals survive in there environments. Here are just a few physical adaptations.

  3. What is a mimicry? The viceroy butterfly is protected by mimicry. Mimicry occurs when a organism imitates another. Mimicry is good but it is mistaken by a monarch butterfly because one one of them is poisonous and the other one is good.

  4. How do animals behave? One type of behavior is not learned. It is inherited behavior. The simplest inherited behavior is called reflex. A reflex is automatic, like scratching an itch. Complicated inherited behavior is called instinct.

  5. How can quick response help survive? Many types of animals have special behaviors that help them survive. For example, when a squid senses danger it, it squirts a dark, inky liquid at an attacker. The liquid blinds the attacker for a short time and lessens its sense of smell. This allows the liquid to make a quick getaway.

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