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Habitat and Adaptations. Habitat. = the neighborhood an animal lives in. . Where does he live?. Beaver. Builds himself a lodge in lakes and wetlands . Habitat. How is the beaver equipped to live in this environment. Thick oily fur to keep him warm. Long teeth (incisors) to cut down trees.
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Habitat = the neighborhood an animal lives in. Where does he live? Beaver Builds himself a lodge in lakes and wetlands
Habitat How is the beaver equipped to live in this environment Thick oily fur to keep him warm Long teeth (incisors) to cut down trees Broad flat tail to swim Webbed hind feet Beaver
Habitat The environment in which a species lives is called its habitat. • Provides shelter • Provides food and water • Has a climate to which animals are adapted • Has other animals of the same species so that they can reproduce
Adaptation • Adjustments of a species to be more suited to live in an environment
Adaptation to climate Red fox Arctic fox Fur: thick and white Small ears, short tail More compact body
Adaptation • Adaptation to climate • Fur thickness, • Fur colour, • Animal body shape (ears and tail) • Body fat
Adaptation to the way they move Ducks mostly move on water not on land Have webbed feet
Albatross compact, streamlined body with strong feet adjusted for swimming
The claws of the chameleon help him walk on thin branches http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRPYSbbIP24
Adaptation • Adaptation to how they move • Webbed feet • body adapted to flying vs. swimming • opposing digits for climbing • Streamlined body of fish
The function of different types of teeth Incisor (shred, cut) Canine (tear) Premolar and Molar (grind and crush)
Adaptation to what they eat Herbivore: Well developed Molars Carnivore: Well developed Canines Rodent Herbivore: Well developed Incisors
What are humans? • Omnivores All our teeth are well developed
What do they eat? Red-tailed hawk • Short, strong, hooked beak Carnivor
seeds, insects berries • Short, strong, wide beak cardinal
Short and slender beak Insectivor Catches insects swallow
Long, slender beak Nectar from flowers, insect eggs, aphids hummingbird
Big, long, powerful beak Omnivore crow Everything they can find
Adaptations to what they eat mammals birds Birds of prey (eat meat) > short strong hooked beak Cardinal (eats hard seeds) > short wide beak Swallow (eats insects) > short and slender beak Crow, sea gull (omnivore) > eat plants, seeds or meat > long strong, thick beak • Herbivores (eat plants) > well developed molars • Rodent herbivores (eat seeds and nuts) > well developed incisors • Carnivores ( eat meat) > well developed canines
Adaptation to the way they communicate • Bright colors to attract female • visual signal
Adaptation to the way they communicate • Waggle dance to indicate which direction to find food • visual signal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7ijI-g4jHg
Adaptation to the way they communicate • Birds sing to attract females and to mark their territory • auditory signal
Adaptation to the way they communicate • Howling to confirm membership in the pack, signal readiness to hunt and mark territory. • auditory signal
Adaptation to the way they communicate • Whistle to stay in contact with other dolphins Auditory signal
Adaptation to the way they communicate • Skunks spray a liquid to ward off predators • olfactory signal • Dogs, wolfs and moose use urine to mark their territory
Adaptation Adaptation to the way they communicate • Visual signals - animal colours - animal movements • Auditory signals - birds sing to mark their territory - wolfs howl to confirm membership - dolphins whistle to stay in contact • Olfactory signals - skunks spray to warn predators - dogs urinate to mark their territory
Adaptation to the way they orient Echolocation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpxEmD0gu0Q
Plant adaptations • Plants need help to spread their seeds Dandelion Coconut palm
Adaptation to the way seeds are spread http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48YAHg-kY10
Animals eating fruit spread the seeds of the fruit. Coffee beans that have gone through a monkeys digestive system are the most expensive coffee beans on earth.
Plant adaptations • How to spread seeds. • Dandelion wind • Coconut palm water • Fruit producing plants animals
Plant adaptations Plants need the help of insects to fertilize their flowers Nectar deep inside flower Attraction through imitation Attraction through smell
Plant adaptations • How to attract insects for fertilization • Smell • Imitation
Plant adaptations – where they live • The needles of coniferous trees allow them to grow in colder regions. • Needles are covered with thick waxy layer to conserve water and heat.
Plant adaptations – where they live • succulent plants store water in their trunks to survive the dry season
Plant adaptations – where they live • = algae and fungi living together • Algae provides food • (photosynthesis) • Fungi provides moisture Lichen Symbiosis: A mutuallybeneficial relationship between two living organisms
Plant adaptations • How to withstand climate. • Needles of coniferous trees more resistant. • Algae of lichens are protected by mushrooms. • Cacti store water in their stems.