Adaptations
These are the traits or behaviors that help a living thing survive in its environment.
What are ADAPTATIONS?
This word means to continue to live.
"The butterfly will _________ the winter by flying south."
What is SURVIVE?
What special adaptation does a fish have to live in a water ecosystem that humans don't?
GILLS
This is when there is little or no water, and the ground becomes hard and cracked.
What is DROUGHT?
When there are NO MORE of a living thing's kind/species (plant or animal), that species becomes ________.
What is EXTINCT?
This is when an animal lives off its body fat and sleeps for a long winter period.
What is HIBERNATION?
This is when an animal blends in with its environment, making it difficult to see them.
What is CAMOUFLAGE?
The Arctic Fox and the Arctic Hare are very special as they change for both the winter months and the summer months.
EXPLAIN.
Winter - thicker fur / white fur to camouflage
Summer - thinner fur / brown fur to camouflage
List 2 NATURALLY OCCURRING EVENTS that might cause an ecosystem to change.
1. Volcano
2. Hurricane
3. Landslide / Avalanche
4. Fire
5. Flood / Tsunami
When there are VERY FEW of its kind/species left in the wild, the species is considered ______________.
What is ENDANGERED?
What are the 2 main reasons an animal might use the CAMOUFLAGE ADAPTATION?
1. To hide from predator and avoid being attacked.
2. To sneak up on prey to catch it.
____________ is when one kind of living thing looks like another kind and can trick predators.
What is MIMICRY?
Give a real life example of MIMICRY.
1. Honeybee / Hover Fly
2. Coral Snake / Scarlet King Snake
If an organism does not make an accommodation when its ecosystem changes, what will eventually happen to that organism?
1. Die / starve / predators / disease
2. Become endangered.
3. Eventually become extinct.
An individual's response to change is called an ____________. Examples include changing diet and moving away.
What is an ACCOMMODATION?
Some animals use their BODY STRUCTURES or parts as adaptations for things like protection or hunting prey.
List 3 types of adaptations using BODY STRUCTURES or parts of the animal's body:
1. 2. 3.
1. Sharp spikes / Quills 6. Gills
2. Poison glands 7. Blubber
3. Spray ink cloud 8. Beak shape
4. Spray stink spray
5. Hard shell
Explain and give real-life examples of each:
1. HELPFUL INTERACTIONS -
2. HARMFUL INTERACTIONS -
1. HELPFUL INTERACTIONS - BOTH organisms benefit or are 'helped'
2. HARMFUL INTERACTIONS - ONLY ONE organism is 'helped' and the other one usually suffers
List 2 PLANT ADAPTATIONS:
1.
2.
1. Waxy skin to store water
2. Spikes to prevent animals eating
3. Lose leaves in winter
4. Bright colors & fragrant flowers to attract pollinators
List 3 ways people can HELP and PROTECT the environment:
1.
2.
3.
1. RRR
2. Plant trees / Conserve paper
3. Conserve water
4. Drive less or hybrid cars
Explain:
1. DEFORSETATION
2. OVERPOPULATION
1. DEFORSTATION - Too many trees are cut down, and animals lose their habitats
2. OVERPOPULATION - Too many individuals live in one area (humans and animals), so they compete for resources like shelter, food, and water
List 3 ADAPTATIONS that a camel has to survive the harsh conditions of the desert.
1.
2.
3.
1. Fat stored in humps.
2. Close their nostrils.
3. Wide hooves to walk on sand.
4. Extra long eyelashes.
This is something in the environment that CAUSES a living thing to react.
For example, LIGHT, WATER, and GRAVITY can all be plant __________ because they cause the plant to react.
What is STIMULUS?
This is the RESPONSE or REACTION of a plant to something in its environment.
For example, plants show _____________ or react to light, water, gravity, chemicals, and heat.
What is a TROPISM?
List 3 reasons animals might become endangered or extinct.
1. Habitat loss
2. New predators introduced / New diseases
3. Poachers - illegal hunting
4. Overfishing
5. Pollution
Adding harmful substances to the ecosystem can cause numerous problems, including habitat loss and even death. This is called __________.
There are 3 types of this terrible thing:
1. 2. 3.
Name, describe & give a real-life example of each.
What is POLLUTION?
1. Air Pollution -
2. Land Pollution -
3. Water Pollution -