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Two adaptations are described below:


A porcupine has quills on its back which helps protect it from predators.

An opossum will pretend to be dead and become stiff when threatened.


Which statement is true about these adaptations?


A) Both the porcupine and the opossum are showing examples of physical characteristic adaptations.

B) The porcupine is showing a behavioral adaptation and the opossum is showing a life cycle adaptation.

C) Both the porcupine and the opossum are showing examples of behavioral adaptations.

D) The porcupine is showing a physical characteristic adaptation and the opossum is showing a behavioral adaptation.

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Answer:

D) The porcupine is showing a physical characteristic adaptation and the opossum is showing a behavioral adaptation.

Explanation:

Adaptation, which refers to the ability of an organism to adjust to changes in their external environment in order to survive, is of different types namely: physical/structural, behavioral etc.

- A physical or structural adaptation is a possessed physical characteristics/traits of an organism that enables it adapt.

- A behavioral adaptation is an organisms change in behavioral pattern or responses made to changes in the environment.

According to this question;

- A porcupine is said to have quills on its back which helps protect it from predators. This shows an example of STRUCTURAL or PHYSICAL ADAPTATION, which is the QUILLS it possesses.

- An opossum is said to pretend to be dead and become stiff when threatened. This is an example of BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATION because the opossum responds behaviorally to being threatened.

Answer:

I think its the 4th one

Explanation:

I could be wrong but I hope I helped