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8/14/2019 Animal Adaptations PPT[1]
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© A. Weinberg
SOL 3.4
By Ms. Weinberg
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Have you ever wondered howanimals are able to survive in the
wild?
Animals have certainadaptations that help
them to survive.
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Think about the way you dress inthe winter.
You don’t wear your shorts and bathing suitwhen it’s snowing outside!
You wear warm clothes,and maybe even a hat and mittens to protect
yourself from the
weather.
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And what if you are having a snowballfight?
You probably run away fromthe person throwing at you,
and maybe even try tosneak up on that person and
throw some snowballs!
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The way you dress in the winter, as wellas the way that you run and hide from
someone throwing snow at you are kindsof …
Adaptations.
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We can separate adaptations intotwo categories:
Physical
AND
Behavioral
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Physicaladaptations
are body structuresthat allow an animalto find and consume
food, defend itself,and to reproduce itsspecies.
Physicaladaptations help an animal
survive in itsenvironment.
Hey! I’m a
walkingstick. I look just like astick you’d
find on theground.
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Physical adaptation
Camouflage (use of color in asurrounding)
The chameleon can change its co lo r to match itssurroundings. Can you do that?
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Mimicry (looking or sounding like another livingorganism)
The Viceroy butterfly uses mimicry to look likethe Monarch butterfly. Can you tell them apart?
Poisonous
Not poisonous
Physical adaptation
I’m the
Monarch!
I’m theViceroy!
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Chemical defenses (like venom,ink, sprays)
Physical adaptation
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Now let’s learn about
BehavioralAdaptations…
Behavioral Adaptations allow animals to respond to
life needs.
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Each organism has uniquemethods of adapting to itsenvironment by means of
different actions.
Behavioral Adaptations are animals’ actions.
Remember that Physical
Adaptations are body structures .
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We can divide BehavioralAdaptations into two groups:
Instinctive Learned
These behaviors
happen naturally& don’t have tobe learned.
These behaviorsmust be taught.
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Instinctivebehaviors happen
naturally &don’t need to
be learned
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Finding shelter
Methods of
gathering &storing food Defendingoneself
Raising young
Hibernating
Migrating
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Learnedbehaviors
Obtained byinteracting withthe environment
and cannot bepassed on to thenext generation
except byteaching.
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Physical adaptations are body structures.
Some examples of physical adaptations are:
Camouflage
Mimicry
Body coverings & parts
Chemical defenses
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Behavioral Adaptations are animals’ actions.
Behavioral Adaptations can beInstinctive or Learned.
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The next timeyou readabout an
animal in thewild, or whenyou see one
on television,think about its
adaptations….