Structural
What is a structural adaptation?
Structural adaptations are something inherited by your parents or
mutated coding, and is found inside or outside your body.
What is a behavioral adaptation?
Behavioral Adaptation – an inherited behavior that helps an organism survive
TRUE or FALSE?
Mimicry is when an organism blends into its background.
FALSE
Mimicry is an adaptation in which one organism looks like another. It can be used to fool enemies into thinking it is dangerous when it is not.
True or False?
Fossils can be found in ice, amber, or rock.
TRUE
BONUS POINTS: What is a cast? What is a mold?
Which one of these are NOT a structural adaptation?
A. fish scales
B. fish gills
C. Fish swim in groups
D. Spider webs
C. Fish swim in groups
Why do animals need to adapt to their environment?
Adaptations help animals get food, water, shelter, oxygen, reproduce, escape danger, and survive harsh conditions
What is a warning coloration?
Warning coloration - alerts enemies that an animal is dangerous.
What are pedipalps?
Pedipalps- leg like sensors to manipulate prey
True or false: plants have structural adaptations.
True. For example, Roses have thorns to protect themselves.
TRUE or FALSE?
A behavioral adaptation is learned over an animal's lifetime.
FALSE
Animal behavioral adaptations are inherited and are instinctive, not learned!!
Name one example of mimicry and one example of camouflage.
An example of mimicry is how other insects copy the coloration of a yellow jacket. An example of camouflage is a chameleon.
(Other examples are acceptable if there is evidence)
What is an example of structural adaptations for plants?
*There is more than one right answer*
Stinky flowers attract flies
Thorns protect the raspberry plant from animals that want to eat it
Lightweight seeds of dandelions with feather-like threads catch the wind and are easy to disperse
What is a human adaptation?
Give an example.
An adaptation of humans are our placing in the brain, since our brain is high up, we can protect it from lower threats on our feet and legs.
What are learned behaviors?
What is an example of a learned behavior for humans?
A learned behavior is a skill that you acquire over time, you are not born with it. An example of learned behavior for a human may vary. (A common response may be learning how to ride a bike or how to play a sport.)
Why do animals use mimicry to survive?
Mimicry can be used to fool enemies to think that an organism is dangerous when it is not
Mimicry can fool prey to think that a predator is harmless or is something that it is not
Give 2 examples of plant or tree physical adaptations.
Trees
Tall trunks allow them to grow taller than other plants that might shade its leaves
Strong trunk makes it harder for wind to blow it over
Why do grapes go bad?
How is this related to structural adaptations?
Grapes go bad because the wax on them preserves them from harmful bacteria.
It's related to structural adaptations because the plant has evolved to protect itself while growing in its environment.
What are zygodactyl feet? Who has this type of feet?
Zygodactyl feet (two toes forward, two back) for stability. The woodpecker has zygodactyl feet.
Explain how the light grey moths of England adapted to their environment in the 1800s.
England had light grey moths that blended in with the light grey trees. Birds easily found the light colored moths in this environment because they stood out on the dark tree trunk. Dark-winged moths weren't found as easily, so these moths survived to reproduce and became the dominant species.
What do organisms need to survive in their environment?
AT LEAST SIX CORRECT ANSWERS (If you say all six you get double points)
Get energy (Food)
Breathe
Reproduce / Attract a mate
Protection from predators
Protection from the environment (Shelter)
Protect young