Do Now Relationship Worksheet Hint You do not

Do Now: Relationship Worksheet Hint: You do not need to know exactly what each animal is to figure out what the relationship is. Look for key words.

Activity! • Create 2 fantasy (“made- up species”) species • What type of environment do your species live in and what adaptations do they have to survive/ thrive in that environment? (Identify what type of adaptation this isstructural, behavioural or physiological • Describe the relationship that they have and explain the interaction between them.

Adaptations

Types of Adaptations • All plants and animals have structures that fit them best for their habitat and let them out compete others. • Adaptations can be classified as – Structural – Behavioural – Physiological

1. Structural Adaptations These are the physical structures that organisms have which help them survive in their environment.

2. Behavioural Adaptations This is an innate (inborn/ natural) way of behaving that gives an advantage to an organism. Examples: • Kiwi are nocturnal • Rabbits dig holes to live in • Birds call to attract mates

White pygmy bats from South America clustering https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=tp. NL 8 w. Vy 1 lo

Emperor penguins spiral https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=OL 7 O 5 O 7 U 4 Gs

3. Physiological Adaptations that occur within the body, organs and tissues of an animal or plant. Examples – Spiders produce silk for a web – Snakes produce venom to kill prey – Humans have digestive juices to break down their food – Snails make mucus to prevent desiccation

Venus fly trap– structural and physiological https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=t. UDi. DAb. Y 3 F 8

Octopus- Houdini of the Ocean https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=s 8 w. Olkt. Ym. RY

Which Adaptation? 1. Ants ‘farming’ aphids - 2. Giraffe whiskers 3. Dolphin’s streamlined body - 4. Clown fish living in a poisonous anemone

What adaptations can you spot in this video? https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=BFda 1 MZ 54 G 4