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Resources needed: Adaptations Demo • 100 Toothpicks • 100 Rubber bands • 100 g of rice • • 2 Spoons 2 tweezers 2 pairs of scissors 6 cups • Stopwatch

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Who are the parents of these hybrids? Hybrids are infertile because their parents are of different species. What do you think a species is?

mardi 4 janvier 2022 04 January 2022 B 3 L 1 Adaptations martes, 4 de enero de 2022 Level Objective Outcome E-D Give an example of an adaptation Complete starter. C Explain how adaptations help species compete for resources. Complete demo and answer questions on slide 7. B-A* Suggest how the interdependence of species may affect particular members of a food web. Answer questions on slide 11 &12 Species Habitat Starter Activity: Match the species to the habitat Keywords Adaptations food chain Food web What makes the species suited to live in it’s habitat? Extension Task Can you change the species in any way to make it even better suited to its environment?

Living on Earth isn’t easy… All organisms (animals and plants) are adapted to life… even you! Some organisms also have specific adaptations. These are special features or behaviours that have evolved to make an organism particularly suited to its environment.

How are the animals and plants adapted to their environments?

What is competition? All living things need natural resources, but the problem is that there is not enough for everyone. This means that living things have to fight (compete) for them in order to survive. This struggle for resources is called competition. Animals may compete for territory, food, mates, living What things might animals or plants space. Plants may compete space, light, nutrients compete with for each other for? and water.

Adaptations When we are older what sort of things will we be competing with each other for? Are we competing for anything now? Level Objective Outcome E-D Define species Complete starter. C Explain how adaptations help species compete for resources. Complete demo and answer questions on slide 7. B-A* Suggest how the interdependence of species may affect particular members of a food web. Answer questions on slide 11 &12

Food webs Answer the questions below! 1. What might plants growing on the woodland floor compete for? 2. a) b) c) d) If there was a decrease ↓ in heather, how would it affect: Rabbits? Shrews? Foxes? Owls

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Plenary: What have you learnt today? Level Objective Outcome E-D Define species Complete starter. C Explain how adaptations help species compete for resources. Complete demo and answer questions on slide 7. B-A* Suggest how the interdependence of species may affect particular members of a food web. Answer questions on slide 11 &12 Plenary task Adaptations Next lesson: competition and survival 5 mins

Plenary: Which adaptation?