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Amazing Adaptations!

Amazing Adaptations!. 2 Types of Adaptations. Physical are body structures that allow an animal to find and consume food, defend itself, and to reproduce its species . Do not develop during one lifetime, but over many generations Behavioral

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Amazing Adaptations!

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  1. Amazing Adaptations!

  2. 2 Types of Adaptations • Physical • are body structures that allow an animal to find and consume food, defend itself, and to reproduce its species. • Do not develop during one lifetime, but over many generations • Behavioral • Allow animals to respond to life’s needs, a.k.a. their actions • Each organism has unique methods of adapting to its environment by means of different actions.

  3. Physical Adaptations • Camouflage • Mimicry • Chemical Defenses • Venom/Odor • Body coverings & parts (claws, beaks, feet, armor plates, skulls, teeth)

  4. Sphinx Moth

  5. To see the way it moves click on its picture!  Can you find this organism?

  6. Monarch & Viceroy Butterfly

  7. Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar

  8. Saddleback Caterpillar

  9. Stink Bugs

  10. Elephant Trunk

  11. Porcupine Quills To see a video, click on the porcupine! 

  12. Behavioral Adaptations • They can either be.. • Instinctive • These behaviors happen naturally & don’t have to be learned. • Learned • These behaviors must be taught

  13. Instinctive Behavioral Adaptations • Methods of Gathering and Storing Food • Finding Shelter • Defending Oneself • Raising Young • Hibernating • Migrating

  14. To see how they huddle click on their picture!  Emperor Penguins

  15. Flamingos Gathering Food Click on their picture to see them eating! 

  16. Learned Behavioral Adaptations • Obtained by interacting with the environment and cannot be passed on to the next generation except by teaching. To see a mother orangutan teaching her baby to eat click on the picture! 

  17. All species have experienced adaptation and will continue to slowly adapt as the next generation are born

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