Animal Adaptations

Essential Questions

How do physical and behavioral traits help animals survive?
How does the variation among individuals affect their survival?
How do the structures and functions of living things allow them to meet their needs?
Why adapt?
How does an animal’s different body structures relate to its ability to adapt to its environment?
How do animals interact with the environment in order to prolong their survival?
How does a species’ individual variations provide it with an advantage in surviving inside its environment?