Physical and Behavioral Adaptations How plants and animals

Physical and Behavioral Adaptations How plants and animals adapt to increase their chances of survival • Adaptations • Physical Adaptations • Behavioral Adaptations • Adaption Inquiry

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Evolution Refresher • Evolution: _____ – Changes in heritable traits – _____ – ………………… – _____ – Populations, not individuals, evolve

Adaptations • _____ • If an organism survives into adulthood it will provide them an opportunity to have children • These children …………. • Examples include: camouflage, hibernation, ………….

Adaptations • _____ – Rather, they are due to natural selection • Natural selection: _____ – Adaptations confer higher fitness • …………………

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Adaptations Use your definition to come up with 1 behavioral and 1 physical adaptation for the following locations. 1. ………………… 2. The Australian Outback 3. The ………………. . 4. Deep in the Ocean

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Physical Adaptations • ______ • Examples: – Teeth allows the animal to eat/capture prey – Hair keeps the organism warm – Thorns on plants keeps away animals which may otherwise eat it

Behavioral/Physical Adaptation Implementation • _____ • i. e. The Texas Horned Lizard has the physical ability to shoot blood from their eyes. They will do this (behavioral) if they feel threatened

Adaptation Inquiry 1. Research and compile of list of AT LEAST 10 behavioral AND physical adaptions not written in the Power. Point. 1. Identify 1 animal or plant that utilizes the adaptation found in 1 and explain how they use it to improve their survival.

Desert Adaptations • Watch the following video on desert adaptations and list them below along with the reason See how videos are embedded directly into your lesson. While in slideshow mode, click the video image above and the video will automatically open in your browser

25 Amazing Survival Adaptations • Which is your favorite adaptation from the video? Video has been removed