AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Hibernation is a behavioral adaptation that allows animals to survive during the winter months.

Detailed explanation-2: -Adaptations: any physical or behavioral characteristics of an organism that help it to survive in its environment. 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-3: -The shape of a bird’s beak, the color of a mammal’s fur, the thickness or thinness of the fur, the shape of the nose or ears are all examples of physical adaptations which help different animals survive.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hibernation is a collection of physiological strategies that allows animals to inhabit inhospitable environments, where they experience extreme thermal challenges and scarcity of food and water. Many different kinds of animals employ hibernation, and there is a spectrum of hibernation phenotypes.