Animal Adaptations Adaptations How do adaptations help animals

Animal Adaptations

Adaptations

How do adaptations help animals survive in their environment? • An adaptation is a body part or behavior that helps an animal survive in a particular environment. • Adaptation can help an animal breathe, catch food, or hide. • All animals are adapted to live in certain habitats. • Animals that cannot adapt will die out.

body part or behavior that helps an animal survive in a particular environment. help an animal breathe, catch food, or hide. adapted to live in certain habitats.

We can separate adaptations into two categories: Physical AND Behavioral

body part or behavior that helps an animal survive in a particular environment. help an animal breathe, catch food, or hide. adapted to live in certain habitats. Physical Behavioral

• Physical adaptations are body structures that allow an animal to find and consume food, defend itself, and to reproduce its species. Hey! I’m a walking stick. I look just like a stick you’d find on the ground. © A. Weinberg • Physical adaptations help an animal survive in its environment.

body part or behavior that helps an animal survive in a particular environment. help an animal breathe, catch food, or hide. adapted to live in certain habitats. Physical body structures help an animal survive in its environment Behavioral

Physical adaptation Camouflage (use of color in a surrounding) The chameleon can change its color to match its surroundings. Can you do that?

body part or behavior that helps an animal survive in a particular environment. help an animal breathe, catch food, or hide. adapted to live in certain habitats. Physical body structures. Camouflage help an animal survive in its environment Behavioral

Physical adaptation Mimicry (looking or sounding like another living organism) The Viceroy butterfly uses mimicry to look like the Monarch butterfly. Can you tell them apart? I’m the Viceroy! Not poisonous Poisonous I’m the Monarch!

body part or behavior that helps an animal survive in a particular environment. help an animal breathe, catch food, or hide. adapted to live in certain habitats. Physical Body structures Camouflage Mimicry (looking or sounding like another living organism) help an animal survive in its environment Behavioral

Physical adaptation Chemical defenses (like venom, ink, sprays)

body part or behavior that helps an animal survive in a particular environment. help an animal breathe, catch food, or hide. adapted to live in certain habitats. Physical body structures Camouflage use of color in a surrounding Mimicry (looking or sounding like another living organism) help an animal survive in its environment Chemical defenses (like venom, ink, sprays) Behavioral

Physical adaptations Body coverings & parts (claws, beaks, feet, armor plates, skulls, teeth) The elephant’s trunk is a physical adaptation that helps it to clean itself, eat, drink, and to pick things up.

body part or behavior that helps an animal survive in a particular environment. help an animal breathe, catch food, or hide. adapted to live in certain habitats. Physical body structures that allow an animal to find and consume food, defend itself, and to reproduce its species. Camouflage use of color in a surrounding Mimicry (looking or sounding like another living organism) Behavioral help an animal survive in its environment Chemical defenses (like venom, ink, sprays) Body coverings & parts (claws, beaks, feet, armor plates, skulls, teeth)

Behavioral Adaptations allow animals to respond to life needs.

body part or behavior that helps an animal survive in a particular environment. help an animal breathe, catch food, or hide. adapted to live in certain habitats. Physical body structures Camouflage help an animal survive in its environment Chemical defenses (looking or sounding like (like venom, another living ink, sprays) organism) Mimicry Behavioral allow animals to respond to life needs. Body coverings & parts (claws, beaks, feet, armor plates, skulls, teeth)

Behavioral Adaptations are animals’ actions. Remember that Physical Adaptations are body structures. Each organism has unique methods of adapting to its environment by means of different actions.

body part or behavior that helps an animal survive in a particular environment. help an animal breathe, catch food, or hide. adapted to live in certain habitats. Physical Body structures Camouflage Mimicry Behavioral help an animal survive in its environment Chemical (looking or defenses sounding like another living (like venom, ink, sprays) organism) allow animals to respond to life needs. Body coverings & parts (claws, beaks, feet, armor plates, skulls, teeth) animals’ actions

Homeostasis • Maintenance of constant internal conditions in the face of a varying external environment.