Do Now:

1.What is an adaptation?2. Give an example of an adaptation that humans have?

ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS

What is an Adaptation?

1. Adaptation - Anything that helps an organism survive in its environment is an. 

**Adaptations do not develop during an animal's life but over many generations. ** (evolution)

Various types of Adaptations

2. Structural adaptation - a part of an animal's body

  

Examples: The shape of a bird's beak, the number of fingers, color of the fur, the thickness or thinness of the fur, the shape of the nose or ears or teeth are all examples of physical adaptations which help different animals to survive.

3. Behavior adaptations - activities that help an animal survive. 

Examples: 

- A rabbit freezes when it thinks it has been seen. 

- opposum playing dead

- submissive behavior of pack animals

- snake rolls over to pretend its dead

Various types of Adaptations

4. Camouflage – allows an animal to blend into its environment. 

- Their camouflage makes it hard for enemies to single out individuals.

Various types of Adaptations

Where’s the katydid ?

Can you spot the animals?

Various Types of Adaptations

5. Mimicry – when one animals looks like another (dangerous) animal (copy-cat)

Examples: - monarch and viceroy butterfly

Mimics

Monarch Viceroy

Catterpillar Snake

King snake (non-poisonous) and Coral snake (poisonous)

Mimic

Mimic Real Wasp

EYES????

Beetles and Ants???

NO….They are SPIDERS

Mimics

Types of Adaptations

6. Warning coloration – bright colors = poisonous or taste bad

Coloration

Exit slip questions

2. Give one examples of a structural adaptations.

3. Give one examples of behavior adaptations.

4. List an adaptation that cats have?