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Adaptations, Fitness & Evolution

Adaptations, Fitness & Evolution. Adaptation : Any trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment Fitness : The ability to SURVIVE and REPRODUCE. VOCABULARY (add to your chart).

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Adaptations, Fitness & Evolution

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  1. Adaptations, Fitness & Evolution

  2. Adaptation: Any trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment Fitness: The ability to SURVIVE and REPRODUCE VOCABULARY (add to your chart)

  3. So an organism is FIT (has high fitness) if it can survive and reproduce.This fitness comes from having good ADAPTATIONS.

  4. Fitness: Examples& PicturesThink of something (other than strength) that can help an organism survive and/or reproduce.

  5. AdaptationsHow many can you find?

  6. AdaptationsSpeaking of Eyes…and Teeth

  7. AdaptationsHow many can you find?

  8. AdaptationsSilent Flight Swallow (normal) Tawny Owl (silent)

  9. Adaptation How are this alligator’s eyes an adaptation?

  10. Adaptation How is this hedgehog’s exterior an adaptation?

  11. Hides: Bucky & Prancer How are these hides adaptations for these animals?

  12. Freezing Now this is one cool adaptation!  NOVA: Frozen Frogs (4m): http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/frozen-frogs.html

  13. GoPro: Snapper Turtle • Check out this GoPro video. • The camera was on the bow (front) of my kayak. • How many adaptations can you think of?

  14. Evolution: The process of gradual change over timeORThe process in which inherited characteristics within a population change over generations, sometimes resulting in new species

  15. Pakicetus: 50 mya Evolution

  16. Ambulocetus: 49 mya Evolution

  17. Kutchicetus: 46 mya Evolution

  18. Dorudon: 40 mya Evolution

  19. Whale: present Evolution

  20. Other Videos Evolution: • Whale Evolution, 1m: http:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cn0kf8mhS4 Adaptations: • Flounder, 2m: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIMRSt40OMk • Can you spot the bird? 1m: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JzELgqdicQ&feature=youtu.be • Octopus (camouflage), 4m: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVIVIq4F3x0 • Octopus (mimic), 2m: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-LTWFnGmeg&feature=related

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