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adaptationsadaptations

The ability of an animal to change in The ability of an animal to change in order to survive its environment.order to survive its environment.

Body parts & coverings that help Body parts & coverings that help animals survive.animals survive.

adaptationsadaptations

MIMICRYMIMICRY

AN ADAPTATION WHERE AN ANIMAL AN ADAPTATION WHERE AN ANIMAL LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER ANIMAL OR LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER ANIMAL OR OBJECT; TO APPEAR AS SOMETHING OBJECT; TO APPEAR AS SOMETHING ELSEELSE

MIMIC, COPY, SIMILARMIMIC, COPY, SIMILAR

MIMICRYMIMICRY

DRONE FLY

FALSE COBRA is not poisonous

Real cobra is venomous

BEE

CAMOUFLAGECAMOUFLAGE

AN ADAPTATION WHERE AN ADAPTATION WHERE THE COLOR OR PATTERN THE COLOR OR PATTERN OF AN ANIMAL HELPS IT OF AN ANIMAL HELPS IT

BLEND (HIDE) IN ITS BLEND (HIDE) IN ITS SURROUDING (WHERE IT SURROUDING (WHERE IT

LIVES).LIVES).

CAMOUFLAGECAMOUFLAGE

AN ADAPTATION WHERE AN ADAPTATION WHERE THE COLOR OR PATTERN THE COLOR OR PATTERN OF AN ANIMAL HELPS IT OF AN ANIMAL HELPS IT

BLEND (HIDE) IN ITS BLEND (HIDE) IN ITS SURROUDING (WHERE IT SURROUDING (WHERE IT

LIVES).LIVES).

CAMOUFLAGECAMOUFLAGE

CAMOUFLAGE

CAMOUFLAGE

CAMOUFLAGE

DECOMPOSERSDECOMPOSERS

ORGANISMS THAT BREAKDOWN ( EAT ) ORGANISMS THAT BREAKDOWN ( EAT ) DEAD PLANTS OR ANIMALSDEAD PLANTS OR ANIMALS

LEARNED BEHAVIORLEARNED BEHAVIOR

A BEHAVIOR THAT MUST BE TAUGHTA BEHAVIOR THAT MUST BE TAUGHT Examples: Examples: Eating with a fork or spoonEating with a fork or spoon

Hunt for food / Hide from its predatorsHunt for food / Hide from its predatorsAttacking / talkingAttacking / talking

LEARNED BEHAVIORLEARNED BEHAVIOR

A BEHAVIOR THAT MUST BE TAUGHTA BEHAVIOR THAT MUST BE TAUGHT

NOT:NOT: LEARNING HOW TO VIDEO GAMESLEARNING HOW TO VIDEO GAMES LEARNING HOW TO DRIVELEARNING HOW TO DRIVE

INSTINCTINSTINCT

An inborn pattern of behaviorAn inborn pattern of behavior

Examples:Examples: Crying / Laughing / Sneezing / CoughingCrying / Laughing / Sneezing / Coughing Blinking your eyesBlinking your eyes Growling / Flying / HoppingGrowling / Flying / Hopping Breathing Breathing

PREDATORPREDATOR

AN ANIMAL THAT LIVES BY PREYING AN ANIMAL THAT LIVES BY PREYING (HUNTING & EATING) OTHER ANIMALS(HUNTING & EATING) OTHER ANIMALS

PREYPREY

AN ANIMAL HUNTED FOR OR CAUGHT AN ANIMAL HUNTED FOR OR CAUGHT FOR FOOD BY ANOTHER ANIMALFOR FOOD BY ANOTHER ANIMAL

ECOSYSTEMECOSYSTEM

LIVING THINGS & NON LIVING THINGS LIVING THINGS & NON LIVING THINGS INTERACTING TOGETHER IN AN INTERACTING TOGETHER IN AN ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT

SOILSOIL

IT IS A THIN MIXTURE OF ROCK PIECES IT IS A THIN MIXTURE OF ROCK PIECES AND ORGANIC MATTERAND ORGANIC MATTER

THERE ARE 3 LAYERSTHERE ARE 3 LAYERS

HIBERNATIONHIBERNATION

SPENDING WINTER BEING INACTIVE SPENDING WINTER BEING INACTIVE OR DORMANT by SOME ANIMALSOR DORMANT by SOME ANIMALS

A LONG DEEP SLEEPA LONG DEEP SLEEP

MIGRATIONMIGRATION

THE MOVEMENT OF A GROUP OF THE MOVEMENT OF A GROUP OF ANIMALS FROM ONE REGION (PLACE) ANIMALS FROM ONE REGION (PLACE) TO ANOTHER AND BACK AGAIN FOR TO ANOTHER AND BACK AGAIN FOR THE PURPOSE OF BREEDING & THE PURPOSE OF BREEDING & FEEDINGFEEDING

REFLEXREFLEX

AN INVOLUNTARY RESPONSE OR AN INVOLUNTARY RESPONSE OR ACTION; automatic ( done without thinking )ACTION; automatic ( done without thinking )

SNEEZE, HICCUP, BLINKSNEEZE, HICCUP, BLINK

BREEDINGBREEDING

TO PRODUCE AND RAISE/TRAIN TO PRODUCE AND RAISE/TRAIN YOUNG ANIMALS/PLANTYOUNG ANIMALS/PLANT

Mr. Brown’s farm breeds cows to sell at the Mr. Brown’s farm breeds cows to sell at the market.market.

ENDANGEREDENDANGERED

TO PUT IN DANGER BY OVER-TO PUT IN DANGER BY OVER-HUNTING, POACHING, AND HUNTING, POACHING, AND DEFORESTATIONDEFORESTATION

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