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Exploring Adaptations and Survival in Nature

Discover how organisms adapt to survive using structural and behavioral changes. Learn about symbiosis, producers, consumers, and food chains in different ecosystems. Watch videos and play interactive games to deepen your understanding.

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Exploring Adaptations and Survival in Nature

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  1. Adaptations and Survival Melanie Hardy 6th Grade Science

  2. Adaptation – any characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment • Structural – adjustments to internal or external physical structures • Behavioral- an adjustment in an organism’s behavior

  3. http://www.science4us.com/elementary-life-science/balance-in-nature/habitats/http://www.science4us.com/elementary-life-science/balance-in-nature/habitats/ Structural Adaptations http://www.vtaide.com/png/edu/Animal-Adaptations.pdf

  4. Check the Survival Rate of Your Bird http://www.projectbeak.org/adaptations/build.htm

  5. Behavioral Adaptations http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/animalneeds/animals.swf

  6. http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/animals/animal-adaptations.htmhttp://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/animals/animal-adaptations.htm Behavioral Adaptations • Migration – the movement of animals to find food, reproduce in better conditions, or find a less severe climate • Hibernation – a period of inactivity during cold weather

  7. Change Over TimePaleozoic EraMesozoic EraCenozoic EraScientists believe that the Earth is 4.6 billion years old.

  8. Symbiosis (Greek meaning “living together”) – a close living relationship between organisms in which at least one of the organisms directly benefits from the relationship Commensalism Mutualism Parasitism http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/ecosystems/symbiosis.htm

  9. Commensalism – a relationship in which one species derives food or shelter from another species without seriously harming that organism or providing any benefits in return

  10. Mutualism – a reciprocal relationship in which two different species live in a symbiotic way where both species benefit and are dependent upon the relationship

  11. Parasitism – a relationship between two species in which one species (the parasite) nourishes itself to the detriment of the other species (the host) http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmsc/activities/simulations/gr6/unitb.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zLTwQklddc&index=74&list=PLqTEqBBPoqwVTbS_6i2lsAmWTaW9312Fl

  12. Producers and Consumers • Producers – produce their own food; also called autotrophs (auto – “self”; -troph – “nourish” • Consumers (Latin for “to take up”) – do not make their own food; consume plants or other animals; also called heterotrophs

  13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVh2fGI9Jgo&index=45&list=PLqTEqBBPoqwVTbS_6i2lsAmWTaW9312Flhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVh2fGI9Jgo&index=45&list=PLqTEqBBPoqwVTbS_6i2lsAmWTaW9312Fl Types of Consumers • Herbivores (“herb” – plants) – animals that eat mainly plants • Carnivores (“carn”- meat) – animals that eat mainly meat • Omnivores (“omni”- many) animals that eat both meat and plants http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/animaldietgame.htm https://switchzoo.com/games/pleasedofeedtheanimals.htm

  14. Decomposers • Eat dead plants and animals and decomposes them into simpler forms of matter http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/producersconsumersgame.htm

  15. Food Chains - show how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients and energy are passed from creature to creature. http://www.science4us.com/elementary-life-science/balance-in-nature/food-webs/ producer herbivore carnivore http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/ecosystems/food-chains.htm

  16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDwUVpOEoE4&index=47&list=PLqTEqBBPoqwVTbS_6i2lsAmWTaW9312Flhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDwUVpOEoE4&index=47&list=PLqTEqBBPoqwVTbS_6i2lsAmWTaW9312Fl The Sun as an Energy Source Photosynthesis- (Photo – “light”; Synthesis – “to come together”) the process in which plants and some other organisms use solar energy to produce food in the form of glucose. http://glencoe.mheducation.com/sites/dl/free/0078600472/164155/00053412.html

  17. http://www.kidsknowit.com/interactive-educational-movies/free-online-movies.php?movie=Food Chains Larger Food Chains Quartenary Consumer Tertiary Consumer Producer Primary Consumer Secondary Consumer http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/foodchaingame.htm

  18. Food Webs - Food webs are graphic organizers that represent the interactivity and mutual dependency of organisms among various food chains within a specific habitat. • http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/ecosystems/be_an_explorer/map/foodweb_play.htm

  19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMo3xbgBB_k&list=PLqTEqBBPoqwVTbS_6i2lsAmWTaW9312Fl&index=44https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMo3xbgBB_k&list=PLqTEqBBPoqwVTbS_6i2lsAmWTaW9312Fl&index=44 Food Chains and Food Webs http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/ecosystems/food-webs.htm

  20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUZkWZ12A8s Food Pyramid http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/interdependence.shtml

  21. Video and Game Time! http://www.turtlediary.com/grade-2-games/science-games/food-chain.html

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