Human Adaptations
Unlike a polar bear, humans aren't born with thick fur. Instead, we adapt to a snowy winter by wearing these heavy, insulated outfits.
What are winter coats (or boots/hats/gloves)?
Ducks have this type of feet to help them paddle swiftly through the water.
What are webbed feet?
This word describes an animal blending into its surroundings so predators can't see it.
What is camouflage?
When the weather gets cold, many birds fly south for the winter to find food. This movement is called ________.
What is migration?
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To adapt to scorching summer climates, humans engineered this indoor technology to cool down our homes and schools.
What is air conditioning (AC)?
A bird with a short, thick, cone-shaped beak (like a finch) uses it to crush this type of food.
What are seeds?
An arctic fox's fur changes to this color in the winter to blend in with the snow.
What is white?
Bears and bats go into a deep, sleep-like state during the winter to save energy when food is scarce.
What is hibernation?
Plants in a dark, thick rainforest will grow extra tall or climb up trees to reach this necessary resource.
What is sunlight?
When a student moves to a brand-new school, they adapt to their new environment by learning these specific guidelines for how to act in the hallways and classrooms.
What are the school rules?
Tigers and zebras use these lines on their fur to blend into tall grasses.
What are stripes?
This lizard is one of those lizards that have evolved to look almost exactly like dead, dried leaves, completely blending into the forest floor.
What is a Gecko?
Animals like owls and bats are active at night and sleep during the day. This type of behavior is called being ________.
What is nocturnal?
Water lilies have very wide, flat leaves that allow them to do this on top of ponds.
What is float?
When humans live in a community, we adapt to big problems (like a major storm or a messy park) by doing this action together to fix it.
What is volunteering (or working together/cooperating)?
An elephant uses these massive, thin body parts to fan itself and cool down its body temperature.
What are its ears?
I can instantly disguise or alter (change) both the color and the texture of my skin.
What is an Octopus?
An opossum will behave in this way when it feels threatened by a predator, making the predator lose interest.
What is playing dead?
This desert plant has sharp spines instead of leaves to protect its water from thirsty animals.
What is a cactus?
While a bird is born knowing how to build a nest, humans are not born knowing how to read or ride a bike. We adapt to our world through this lifelong process.
What is learning (or education)?
This physical adaptation is a thick layer of fat found under the skin of whales and seals to keep them warm in freezing water.
What is blubber?
This insect looks exactly like a small wooden branch to hide from hungry birds.
What is a walking stick (or stick insect)?
Unlike physical adaptations (which animals are born with), a chimpanzee using a stick to fish for termites is a ________ behavior.
What is a learned behavior?
Trees like oaks and maples drop these every autumn to save water and energy during the cold winter months.
What are their leaves?