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Mo1-L1b: How Do Animals Adapt To Their Environment?

Mo1-L1b How Do Animals Adapt To Their Endoskeleton
Environment?
the internal rigid framework that supports humans
and other animals.
KEY CONCEPTS:
1. How are animal species adapted to their
environments?

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Adaptation

an inherited trait that increases an organism’s Animal Adaptations
chance of surviving and reproducing in a particular
environment. An adaptation is an inherited trait that increases a
species’ chances of surviving and reproducing in its
environment.

Hydrostatic skeleton Animal adaptations can be structural, behavioral, or
functional.
a fluid-filled internal cavity surrounded by muscle
tissue.

• Large Eyes
• Asymmetrical ears • Talons
• Disk-shaped face • Silent feathers

Animal species have structural adaptations that
include their senses, skeletons, and circulation.
Exoskeleton

a thick hard outer covering; protects and supports an A hydrostatic skeleton is
animal’s body. a fluid-filled internal cavity
surrounded by muscle tissue.
Jelly fish have hydrostatic
skeletons.

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