Sorting Types of Traits (Adaptations):
Specialized Body Physical Abilities
(Physiological
Structures
(Morphological
Adaptation)
Adaptation)
Fur between toes of an As an animal climbs up
animal to protect from a tree it changes from
cold
green to a brown color
Leaves have a waxy
coating to minimize
water loss through
evaporation
A bat is active at night
when the moths it
prefers are also active
A cat takes a certain
posture and meows
when it wants to eat
Fish gills absorb
oxygen in water but
not on land
Birds migrate south in
the winter
Specialized structures
or body parts in living
things that help is
survive in its natural
habitat
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Instinctual
Behaviors
(Behavioral
Adaptations)
A snake secrets venom
to maim its prey
An animal’s body
A bird’s beak is short
temperature changes and curved with a hook
as the ambient
on the end to rip and
temperature changes
tear flesh
The teeth of a horse are The eyes on a carnivore
flat for grinding plants
are in front so that it
and grains
can see its prey
The eyes on a deer are A bird flutters and flies
on the sides so that it
to high ground
can see its predator as
whenever it senses
it grazes
sudden movement
A beaver can build a
A bird calls “thrrr
den from trees in the
thrrr” to warn of a
environment
predator
A frog secretes poison
A turtle has a hard
when a predator
shell to protect its soft
approaches
parts
Systems present in an
Special ways a
organism that allow it
particular organism
to perform certain
behaves to survive in
biochemical reactionsits natural habitat
adjusting to immediate
environment
Types of Traits
Physical Abilities
Furry paw
Instinctual
Behaviors
Webbed feet
Specialized Body
Structures
Migrating
Waxy coating
Long neck
Hibernating
Scales
Fur
Producing venom
Long sharp beak
Secreting Slime and
Poison
Hunting at night
(nocturnal)
Playing “dead”
Storing food
Sharp teeth
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KEY
Physical Abilities
Instinctual
Behaviors
Specialized Body
Structures
Producing venom
Hibernating
Webbed feet
Secreting Slime and
Poison
Migrating
Furry paw
Hunting at night
(nocturnal)
Long neck
Playing “dead”
Waxy coating
Storing food
Scales
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Fur
Long sharp beak
Sharp teeth
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