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Plant and Animal Adaptations

Plant and Animal Adaptations. Adaptation. An adaptation is a structure or behavior that helps organisms survive in their surroundings. A structure is a body part that does a certain “job”. Survival . Animals live all over the world and in many different environments .

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Plant and Animal Adaptations

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  1. Plant and Animal Adaptations

  2. Adaptation • An adaptation is a structure or behavior that helps organisms survive in their surroundings. • A structure is a body part that does a certain “job”.

  3. Survival • Animals live all over the world and in many different environments. • Each kind of animal has adapted over many years to suit their environment. • Animals that do not adapt do not survive or they go somewhere else.

  4. Land or Water • Most animals are either suited for land or water. • Lungs are adaptations that allow organisms to breathe on land. • Gills are adaptations that allow organisms to breathe under water.

  5. Camouflage • Camouflage is the shape, color, or pattern of an animal that helps it blend in with its surroundings

  6. Why Camouflage? • Animals camouflage to protect them from their predators or to hide from their prey so they can attack.

  7. Mimicry • Mimicry is one organism looking like another kind of organism in its environment so it can escape predators or catch prey.

  8. Monarch or VICEROY • The Monarch butterfly is very bad tasting to its predators. • The Viceroy butterfly will mimic the Monarch butterfly so it will not be eaten.

  9. Attracting Mates • Some animals are brightly colored to attract mates.

  10. Teeth-Carnivores • Meat-eating animals have sharp teeth for tearing and ripping their prey.

  11. Teeth-Herbivores • Animals that eat leaves and grasses have large flat teeth for chewing.

  12. Eyes-In Front • Predators usually have eyes in the front to see prey.

  13. Eyes-On the side • Prey usually have eyes on the side to search for predators.

  14. Behaviors • Desert animals may hide from the sun.

  15. Plant Adaptations • Desert plants like Cacti have adapted by having few or no leaves to limit transpiration.

  16. Plant Adaptations • Plant’s roots will grow toward the water source.

  17. Questions

  18. What is an adaptation?

  19. An adaptation is a structure or behavior that helps organisms survive in their surroundings.

  20. Name some adaptations of the animal.

  21. Tusk-ProtectionSkin-Water AbsorptionEyes-On the side to see predators

  22. Name some adaptations of the animal.

  23. Beak-Getting nectarClaws-BalanceWings-FlyingEyes-On the side

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