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Adaptations:
Each organism has unique behaviors
and physical characteristics that
help it to live successfully in its environment.
These are called adaptations.
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Common Adaptations Include:
Cheetah video
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Acute senses (ex: hearing, sight)
Weaponry (ex: claws, teeth, horns)
Being fast and agile
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•___________(color,
Camouflage
shape
_____, or
Warning Coloration
_________blends
texture
in)
More on this later,.
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Chemical weapons (like venom or musk)
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•Protective ________(like
coverings
shells
_____ or ______)
spines
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_______
Warning coloration: like ___________
bright colors to say
“Don’t
eat me” predators. Ex: _____________.)
___________
Coral Snake
Poison Dart Frogs
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Camouflage
: There are
four main types:
Warning
Coloration
1) Concealing: Using color to blend in with
the environment (Ex: ____________________)
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2) Disguise:
looking
like an object in the
Warning
Coloration
environment (Ex: ______________________)
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3) Disruptive
markings:
Using patterns
Warning
Coloration
to confuse predators (Ex: _____________)
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4) Mimicry:
looking
like another species for
Warning
Coloration
protection (Ex: ______________________)
Coral Snake
King Snake
Also mimicry:
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4) Mimicry:
looking
like another species for
Warning
Coloration
spots
protection (Ex: Eye
______________________)
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Behavioral Adaptations include working
in cooperative groups, using special sounds
or calls, and migrating long distances to secure
resources.
Arctic Tern
Gray Wolves
Meercat