How are behavioral adaptations like structural adaptations and how are they different?

Answer 1

Compare and contrast caterpillar structural and behavioral adaptation. Structural adaptation is the change in the physical state and behavioral adaptation is the change in it's behavior,they have changes

Answer 2

"They're not. Behavioural Adaptation are adaptations like male peacocks spread their wings when they are attracting a mate. Structural Adaptations are like polar bears have webbed feet so it allows them to swim faster."

The original answer isn't incorrect, behavioral adaptations are changes in behavior and structural adaptations are changes in an organisms physical morphology, there are some important conceptual similarities between the two. For example they are both adaptations which means they are changes that impact an organisms survival. This means that they are bothsubject to the forces of natural selection which means they are both subject to evolutionary theory, and can change over time.

Both can be inherited, morphology is of course inherited and though we think of behavior as being purely learnt, instinct is a major component of behavior and instinct is genetic. Tortoises don't "learn" to go into the shade when it's hot, they just do, because that instinctual way of altering your behavior to avoid an environmental stress is imprinted in their dna.

So yes, whilst they are two very distinct types of adaptations, they are both united by some underlying and important themes that apply to adaptations as a whole, and should be considered in tandem. No organism has ONLY behavioral adaptations or ONLY physical ones, they are often used together, as multiple ways of solving the same problem.

Answer 3

Both types of adaptations help organisms to survive long enough to have offspring. Physcial adaptations include body parts and functions that help an animal survive. Behavioral adaptations are things that an animal does that increases its odds of survival, for example, squirrels storing food for the winter.

Answer 4

A structural adaptation is a part of an animal that is useful to the animal for a function. For example, a carnivores sharp teeth are a structural adaptation. Behavioral adaptations are behaviors that help an animal to survive, such as herd animals living in groups to get safety in numbers.