Transcript adaptations
Adaptations Title and date your notebook. What do you think? Imagine surviving a temperature of -50°C and a blinding snowstorm. Imagine surviving a temperature of 50°C in an extremely dry landscape. •How are plants and animals that live daily in these environments adapted for survival? Discuss this “What do you think?” question with your small group and record your answers in your notebook. Then continue with the slide show and answer the questions in numerical order in your notebook. Be sure to fully explain your answers with complete sentences! Be prepared to share with the whole class the last 20 minutes of class. #1 Look at these photos of living animals and answer a-d in your notebook. a. Which of these organisms are exhibiting camouflage? b. How could this adaptation help an organism in capturing prey? c. How could this adaptation help protect the organism from predators? d. What other animals can you think of that use this type of adaptation for protection? Alligator Praying Mantis Chameleon Snowshoe Hare Some animals are not adapted to disappear into the background, but rather stand out. Look at the pictures below and answer a-c in your notebook. #2 a. At first glance, of what animal does each remind you? b. Why would birds avoid an animal with large eyes at the front? c. What advantage does this adaptation present for the moth and caterpillar? Hawk Moth Hawk Moth Caterpillar A monarch butterfly stores bad tasting chemicals in its body that birds hate. #3 The viceroy butterfly also has a bitter taste. Answer a-d in your notebook. a. The monarch butterfly is brightly colored. Why do you think this would be an advantage? b. Would bright colors and bitter taste protect all monarch butterflies? Explain. c. Compare the appearance of monarch and viceroy butterflies. Can you distinguish between them? d. How would the viceroy butterfly’s coloration be an advantage for its survival? Monarch Butterfly Viceroy Butterfly #4 Cactus Carrots Cocklebur Adaptations are not limited to animals. Look closely at the plants or plant parts shown on this page for their adaptations to the environment. Answer a (below) in your notebook. a. For each plant explain the adaptations that you can see. Consider the environment in which the plants live, how they reproduce, and how they get their nutrients when identifying adaptations. Sunflower Venus Fly Trap #5 Bear Geese Not all adaptations are structural. Some are behavioral. Answer a-c in your notebook. a. How are the geese and the bear in the pictures above adapted to a change in the environmental conditions from summer to winter? b. How do other animals adapt to environmental changes? Give at least 2 examples. c. What type of behavioral adaptations are the sunflowers at the right exhibiting? Hint…look closely, what are they all doing?