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What Are Adaptations?What Are Adaptations?
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CamouflageCamouflage An animal’s color can help it blend into its
surroundings. Blending due to color is called camouflage (KAM·uh·flahzh).
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Protective ResemblanceProtective 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.
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AdaptationsAdaptations
Camouflage and protective resemblance are examples of adaptations (ad·uhp·TAY·shuhnz). Adaptations are traits or behaviors that help organisms survive.
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Physical AdaptationsPhysical 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
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• Blending due to color.
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adaptationsadaptations
• Traits or behaviors that help an organism to survive.
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