Classify adaptations
This middle-school Life Science worksheet asks students to classify adaptations, sorting animal and plant traits into structural, behavioral, or physiological categories within the context of evolution and natural selection. Teachers can use it to deepen understanding after lessons on how species adapt to their environments, or as a review activity before an assessment. The classification focus builds the analytical vocabulary students need for higher-level biology discussions.
Learning objectives
- Classify adaptations as structural, behavioral, or physiological based on their characteristics
- Explain how specific adaptations improve an organism survival in its environment
- Connect the concept of adaptation to natural selection and evolutionary change
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