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Plant and Animal Adaptations

Plant and Animal Adaptations. Phototropism. This is when a plant grows toward sunlight. The Thale Cress shows an example of Phototropism. It looks just like a weed and tends to grow upward towards the sunlight. Innate Behavior.

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Plant and Animal Adaptations

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  1. Plant and Animal Adaptations

  2. Phototropism • This is when a plant grows toward sunlight. • The Thale Cress shows an example of Phototropism. • It looks just like a weed and tends to grow upward towards the sunlight.

  3. Innate Behavior • An Innate Behavior is one that is not learned but rather born with, such as instincts. • Ex: A tiger’s instincts will tell him to Hunt, Mate, and care for their young. • If they do not do any of these then tigers may not be around for too much longer.

  4. Learned Behavior • A learned Behavior is something the animal does based on experience. • Human’s are the best example in this. With Humans just about everything is learned. Like eating with a fork, eating is Innate, but eating with utensils is a learned behavior. Learned behaviors are used by humans to make life easier.

  5. Aposematic Coloration • This is when an animal shows its bright colors to warn predators that it is poisonous. • A Venomous Coral Snake is one example of Aposematic Coloration. • It’s bright colors prevent predators, and us from going near it for it might get us with its neurotoxin.

  6. Mimicry • Mimicry is just as it sounds. It copies or mimics the coloration of an animal in hopes that predators will stay away from it to. • A Scarlet King Snake mimics the Coral Snake from before. • Since the King Snake has the same bright coloration pattern, many animals mistake it for the Venomous Coral Snake. • Looks practically the same as a Coral Snake.

  7. Pheromones • Pheromones are released chemical from an individual that can cause other individuals of that same species to act in a certain way.\ • Pheromones can cause a lot of different things. Like: • Female rats produce pheromones when they are ready to mate.

  8. Altruism • Altruism is when an animal does something to benefit others. • The Dolphin Moko protected swimmers from sharks off the shore in New Zealand by swimming around the swimmer or charging the shark to makemaking it go away. • Moko is a trained dolphin in New Zealand.

  9. Circadian Rhythm • Is a daily biological cycle that an animal goes through. • Monarch butterflies have an circadian clock in their antennae that helps them migrate. • This Circadian rhythm can be disrupted by constant light.

  10. Hibernation • Hibernation is when an animal goes into a state of deep sleep where their body temperature lowers and energy usage stops, due to food scarcity. • Bears are more commonly known for hibernation, eating and storing body fat so they can just remain in a hibernating state all winter.

  11. Migration • A periodic group movement from one area to another for some reason such as temperature, or following food. • Birds are probably the most known for migrating south when it comes to winter time. • Swainson’s Thrush is a type of bird that migrates to southern Mexico, and maybe even a little farther when winter comes.

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