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- Characteristics that give an organism a better chance of survival.
- Special traits that help living organisms survive in a particular
environment.
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- To suit their habitat
- For protection
- For attack
- For feeding
- For movement
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- Structural – external characteristics
- size and shape
- Feet, eyes, bills, skin
- Behavioral - differing ways of reacting to the environment
- Nocturnal
- Arboreal
- Burrowing
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- Physiological - internal characteristics
- Hibernation
- Rumination
- Endothermic
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- Sharp teeth and claws for carnivores
- Flat teeth for grinding and chewing
- Moving in large groups is a behavioral adaptation; it helps protect the
members of the group from predators.
- The thick fur coat of an arctic fox is a structural adaptation. It helps
protect it against the cold weather.
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Notes
