what i've learned in biology10

adaptation is "the evolutionary process whereby a population becomes better suited to its habitat."

1. all animal species have certain traits that are different from animal to animal, such as the size and shape of a bird's beak, the color and pattern on a snake, or the how fast a horse can run.

2. some of these variations can be beneficial to the animal that possesses it, while others might make their survival more difficult. for example, if the color and pattern on a snake make it blend into its environment, that snake's predators will have a harder time preying on that snake because it is camouflaged and therefore harder to see. but if the snake is colored in a way that makes it stand out, its predator will see it more easily than the camouflaged snake.

3. so if the camouflaged snake is harder to kill, it would make sense that more of them would survive. over the years, more camouflaged snakes would live and reproduce. eventually, all of the not-so-camouflaged snakes would die, and all that would be left are the camouflaged snakes.

that species of snake has adapted to its envrionment.