AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An animal’s ability to use poison as a defense is what type of adaptation?
A
behavioral
B
camouflage
C
functional
D
structural
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Functional adaptations involve internal systems that affect an organism’s physiology or biochemistry. Functional Adaptations. Page 6. Functional Adaptations.

Detailed explanation-2: -Common defense mechanisms include claws, teeth, camouflage, poison, mimicry, and adaptations like echolocation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Behavioral adaptation: something an animal does usually in response to some type of external stimulus in order to survive. Hibernating during winter is an example of a behavioral adaptation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Structural adaptations are physical features of an organism like the bill on a bird or the fur on a bear. Other adaptations are behavioral. Behavioral adaptations are the things organisms do to survive. For example, bird calls and migration are behavioral adaptations.

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