3. The alligator snapping turtle has a worm

structure on its tongue. When this structur

wiggles, fish are attracted to it and swim

into the turtle's mouth. This wormlike

appendage is an example of what type of

adaptation? sc. 7. L. 15.2

A camouflage

6 mimicry

C behavioral adaptation

D functional adaptation

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Steven Lewis

Biology

10 October, 00:55

3. The alligator snapping turtle has a worm

structure on its tongue. When this structur

wiggles, fish are attracted to it and swim

into the turtle's mouth. This wormlike

appendage is an example of what type of

adaptation? sc. 7. L. 15.2

A camouflage

6 mimicry

C behavioral adaptation

D functional adaptation

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Montgomery · Answer 1

B. mimicry

Explanation:

Mimicry is the type of evolution that make an organism to have parts of its body to imitate something. The function will depend on what it imitates. If the organism mimics its surrounding, it will be detected harder. If it mimics dangerous organism, it can scare away the predator. The turtle mimic worm that will lure prey.

3. The alligator snapping turtle has a wormstructure on its tongue. When this structurwiggles, fish are attracted to it and swiminto the turtle's mouth. This wormlikeappendage is an example of what type ofadaptation? sc. 7. L. 15.2A camouflage6 mimicryC behavioral adaptationD functional adaptation