Adaptations

Structural and Behavioral Adaptations

Learning Targets/Success Criteria
Learning Target 4: Some individuals are more likely to survive and reproduce in a
specific environment.

Success Criteria:

a) Define adaptation and describe how both structural and behavioral

adaptations arise in a population.
b) Give examples to show that some animal behaviors and structures increase
their odds of reproduction.
Knowledge Probe: Adaptation Notes
Use pg. 166 in the green Life Science textbook to answer the following
questions.

Define Adaptation:
What is a structural (physical) adaptation? Give one example
What is a behavioral adaptation? Give one example
Define Population:
Knowledge Probe: Adaptations
1. Watch the Following Videos

Bozeman Science: Adaptations

Myths and Misconceptions about Evolution

2. Answer the following questions:

How do structural adaptations arise in a population?

How do behavioral adaptations arise?

3. Complete the Independent Practice Questions

Science Closer

Give examples to show that some animal behaviors and

structures increase their odds of reproduction.