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2 categories of adaptation: |
physical and behavioral |
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bodystructures that allow an animal to find and consume food, defend itself, and toreproduce its species. helpan animal survive in its environment. |
Physicaladaptations |
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useof color in a surrounding |
camouflage |
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lookingor sounding like another living organism |
mimicry |
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TheViceroy butterfly uses mimicry to look like the |
monarch butterfly |
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likevenom, ink, sprays |
chemical defenses |
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claws,beaks, feet, armor plates, skulls, teeth |
Bodycoverings & parts |
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aphysical adaptation that helps it to clean itself, eat, drink, and to pickthings up. net/ |
Theelephant’s trunk |
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allow animals to respond to life needs. |
Behavioral Adaptations |
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physical adaptions are? |
body structures |
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Wecan divide BehavioralAdaptations intotwo groups: |
Instinctive and learned |
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happennaturally & don’t need to be learnede} |
instinctive behavior |
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example of instinctive behaviors |
methods of gathering and stexamploring food defending oneself finding shelter raising young hibernating migrating |
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Obtainedby interacting with the environment and cannot be passed on to the nextgeneration except by teaching. |
learned behavior |
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•keepsconditions within an ideal range. |
Negativefeedback |
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Mostoften this is controlled by the |
hypothalamusin the brain. |
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•takesa condition out of the normal range, often to some end point. |
Positivefeedback |
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increasescontractions, which stimulate more oxytocin production, until birth occurs. |
oxytocin |
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areanimals that derive body heat from the environment. Their body temperature mayvary widely. |
ecthoterms |
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relyon metabolic reactions and physiological systems to maintain a steady bodytemperature. |
Endotherms |
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Body systems maintain homeostasisthrough: |
negative feedback systems |
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True or false: “cold blooded”animals always have a lower body temperature than “warm-blooded” animals. |
false |
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TOPIC: |
PLANT ADAPTATION |
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Types of Adaptations |
Structural Behavioral |
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•arethe way something is built or made. |
Structural |
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theway something acts naturally or by instinct. |
Behavioral |
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Structural adaptations: |
- To get food - Get water and nutrients - For reproduction - Defense |
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•Adaptations to get food (Structural) |
–Leaves and stems absorb energy from thesun. |
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•Adaptations to get water andnutrients (Structural) |
–Roots soak up water and nutrients fromsoil. |
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•Adaptations for reproduction (Structural) |
–Brightly colored flowers with nectarattract pollinators such as birds, bees and insects. |
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•Adaptations for reproduction (Structural) |
–Sweet fruit attracts animals that spreadseeds far away. –Some seeds are shaped to catch the wind. |
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•Adaptations for defense (Structural) |
–Spines and thorns protect plants frompredators –Poison Ivy and Poison oak have toxinsthat give predators a painful itchy rash. |
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•Adaptations to get food (Behavioral) |
–Plants lean or grow towards the sun. –Roots grow down into soil. Vinesclimb up trees to catch sunlight. |
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•Adaptations to get water andnutrients (Behavioral) |
–Desert flowers can stay dormant formonths, only coming to life when it rains. |
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•Adaptations for reproduction (Behavioral) |
–Plants drop seeds to grow new offspring. |
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PlantAdaptationsfor different Biomes |
Desert Grassland Tundra Rain forest Temperate Forest Water |
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Desert Adaptation |
–Smallleaves or spines on desert plants conserve water. –Thickwaxy skin holds in water. –Rootsnear the soils surface soak up rain water quickly before it evaporates. |
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Grassland Adaptations |
•Deeproots help plants survive prairie fires.•Narrowleaves lose less water than broad leaves.•Flexiblestems bend in the wind. |
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Tundra Adaptations |
•Smallplants grow close to the ground for warmth. •Darkcolored flowers absorb heat from the sun. •Fuzzy stems provide protection from wind. |
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Rainforest Adaptations |
•Smooth,slippery bark keeps vines from killing trees. •Slide shaped leaves lets rain run off so fungus doesn’t grow on plants. notifications/counts |
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Temperate Forest Adaptations |
•Thickbark protects trees and dropping leaves in winter conserves water and nutrientsduring cold winters. |
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Water Adaptations |
•Flexible stems move with water currents. •Floating seeds spread offspring. |
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TOPIC: |
EVOLUTION |