PPT-Adaptations are traits that help an organism survive in its environment.

Animal Adaptations Does the shape of a birds beak affect what it eats Could this bird survive without its long and narrow beak How is this hawks beak different Do you think he eats the same as the hummingbird. All organisms change in order to help themselves better survive their environment . . ADAPTATIONS!!. Animal Adaptations. Animals inhabit a variety of places all over the world.. No!!!!. Each distinct type of animal possesses characteristics that enable it to live in a particular environment.. Cornell Notes Page . 57. ADAPTATION. Any physical characteristic or behavior that helps and organism to . survive and reproduce. 2 Types: . 1. Structural Adaptations. Structures/physical characteristics that help an organism survive/reproduce . Aliens from Space. Take out a separate sheet of paper. Title “My Crash-land on Earth”. Given the traits, choose which traits you want for your “alien self.”. Write down your ‘alien name’ and . by: Catelyn Bradley, Tayli Sosa, Carynelle Espada, Jaden Kott. What are Behavioral Adaptations?. -Every organism has adaptations that help them survive.. -Behavioral Adaptations are things an animal does to survive.. Adaptation, Mutation, and Finches?. Natural Selection. Natural selection means that traits that offer an advantage will most likely be passed on to offspring; individuals with those traits have a better chance of surviving. . What is Ecology. Ecology is the interactions between various organisms and their environments. . This includes interactions between living and non living factors.. Habitat. The place where an organism lives and that provides the things the organism needs is called it’s habitat.. Objective: . To show your understanding of adaptations and how they drive evolution.. . Background: . Adaptations are structures or behaviors by which a species or individual improves its ability to survive in its environment. For example, bats have large ears and aerodynamically shaped noses to allow their high-pitched screeches to reach their ears easily. Zebra’s stripes help them to confuse predators when travelling in large groups. Plants that live in dry environments have a thick layer called a cuticle to help them to retain water. In fact, nearly everything about an organism is an adaptation of one kind or another. Think of a trait that an animal has, and then think of how that trait helps it to survive and reproduce in its environment. Different adaptations are helpful for different environments: the white peppered moth was able to survive easily against the white bark of the tree; however, after the Industrial Revolution, the white coloration of the moth made it more easily seen by predators when against the soot-covered trunks of the trees, and their population began to decline.. Molds and Casts. Carbon Films. Preserved Remains. Trace Fossils. Petrified Fossils - . How do they form?. Mineral rich water soaks into cracks and crevices. Minerals “precipitate” and fill the spaces. Learning outcomes. Label some adaptations of animals to live in different environments (G). Recall how having these adaptations help the animal survive in their habitat (F). I can describe how these adaptation allow them to survive (E). S.P.I. 0507.5.1 . – Identify physical and behavioral adaptations that enable animals such as amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish, and mammals to survive in a particular environment.. Academic Vocabulary. NICHE. A habitat supplying factors necessary for existence of an organism and its ecological role in regard to food consumption.. Polar Bear-fur. Lives:. Cold environment. Why?. Blend in for hunting and protection. 5. th. Grade Science. Life is extremely diverse. All life on earth are alike in some ways. They all need . Food. Water. and gasses from the air. They must meet these needs in many different kinds of places.. survive and reproduce. 2 Types: . 1. Structural Adaptations. Structures/physical characteristics that help an organism survive/reproduce . ex.) ???. 2 Types: . 2. Behavioral Adaptations. Behaviors, actions, lifestyles that help an organism survive/reproduce . ~Roaches have been around since before dinosaurs.. ~The brain of a cockroach is inside its body. . ~. If a roach loses its head it can still live for over a week, eventually dying because it can not eat..