Transcript Sphinx Moth

Amazing
Adaptations!
2 Types of Adaptations
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Physical
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are body structures that allow an animal to find
and consume food, defend itself, and to
reproduce its species.
Do not develop during one lifetime, but over
many generations
Behavioral
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Allow animals to respond to life’s needs, a.k.a.
their actions
Each organism has unique methods of adapting
to its environment by means of different actions.
Physical Adaptations
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Camouflage
Mimicry
Chemical Defenses
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Venom/Odor
Body coverings & parts (claws, beaks,
feet, armor plates, skulls, teeth)
Sphinx Moth
To see the way it moves
click on its picture! 
Can you find this organism?
Monarch & Viceroy Butterfly
Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar
Saddleback Caterpillar
Stink Bugs
Elephant Trunk
Porcupine Quills
To see a video, click on
the porcupine! 
Behavioral Adaptations
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can either be..
Instinctive
 These
behaviors happen naturally & don’t
have to be learned.
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Learned
 These
behaviors must be taught
Instinctive Behavioral
Adaptations
 Methods
of
Gathering and
Storing Food
 Finding Shelter
 Defending Oneself
 Raising Young
 Hibernating
 Migrating
Emperor Penguins
To see how they
huddle click on their
picture! 
Flamingos Gathering Food
Click on
their
picture to
see them
eating! 
Learned Behavioral
Adaptations
 Obtained
by
interacting with the
environment and
cannot be passed
on to the next
generation except
by teaching.
To see a mother orangutan
teaching her baby to eat
click on the picture! 
All species
have
experienced
adaptation
and will
continue to
slowly adapt
as the next
generation
are born