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Animal Adaptations

Animal Adaptations. Adapted from: ericakt.net powerpoint. What is an Adaptation?. Anything that helps an organism survive in its environment is an adaptation . It also refers to the ability of living things to adjust to different conditions within their environments. Types of Adaptations.

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Animal Adaptations

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  1. Animal Adaptations Adapted from: ericakt.netpowerpoint

  2. What is an Adaptation? • Anything that helps an organism survive in its environment is an adaptation. • It also refers to the ability of living things to adjust to different conditions within their environments.

  3. Types of Adaptations • Physical Adaptations • Camouflage • Mimicry • Behavioral Adaptations • Migration • Hibernation

  4. Physical Adaptations • A physical adaptation involves some part of an animal’s body. • These include: - Teeth - Body Coverings • (hair, scales, feathers) - Movement

  5. Camouflage • Coloration and protective resemblance allows an animal to blend into its environment. • Another word for this is camouflage. Their camouflage makes it hard for enemies to single out certain animals.

  6. Mimicry • Mimicry allows one animal to look, sound, or act like another animal to fool predators into thinking its poisonous or dangerous.

  7. Behavioral Adaptations • Behavior adaptations include activities that help an animal survive. • These can be learned or instinctive. - Social Behavior - Behavior for protection

  8. Migration • Migration involves an animal or group of animals to move from one region to another and then back again. • Animals migrate for different reasons. • Better climate • Better food • Safe place to live • Safe place to raise young • Go back to the place they were born

  9. Hibernation • Hibernation is a deep sleep in which animal’s body temperature drops and body activities such as their heart rate and breathing are slowed to conserve energy.

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