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Have you ever wondered howanimals are able to survive in the

wild?

Animals have certainadaptations that help

them to survive.

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Think about the way you dress inthe winter.

You don’t wear your shorts and bathing suitwhen it’s snowing outside!

You wear warm clothes,and maybe even a hat and mittens to protect

yourself from the

weather.

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And what if you are having a snowballfight?

You probably run away fromthe person throwing at you,

and maybe even try tosneak up on that person and

throw some snowballs!

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The way you dress in the winter, as wellas the way that you run and hide from

someone throwing snow at you are kindsof …

Adaptations.

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We can separate adaptations intotwo categories:

Physical

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Behavioral

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Physicaladaptations

are body structuresthat allow an animalto find and consume

food, defend itself,and to reproduce itsspecies.

Physicaladaptations help an animal

survive in itsenvironment.

Hey! I’m a

walkingstick. I look just like astick you’d

find on theground.

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Physical adaptation

Camouflage (use of color in asurrounding)

The chameleon can change its co lo r to match itssurroundings. Can you do that?

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Mimicry (looking or sounding like another livingorganism)

The Viceroy butterfly uses mimicry to look likethe Monarch butterfly. Can you tell them apart?

Poisonous

Not poisonous

Physical adaptation

I’m the

Monarch!

I’m theViceroy!

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Chemical defenses (like venom,ink, sprays)

Physical adaptation

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Now let’s learn about

BehavioralAdaptations…

Behavioral Adaptations allow animals to respond to

life needs.

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Each organism has uniquemethods of adapting to itsenvironment by means of

different actions.

Behavioral Adaptations are animals’ actions.

Remember that Physical

Adaptations are body structures .

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We can divide BehavioralAdaptations into two groups:

Instinctive Learned

These behaviors

happen naturally& don’t have tobe learned.

These behaviorsmust be taught.

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Instinctivebehaviors happen

naturally &don’t need to

be learned

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Finding shelter

Methods of

gathering &storing food Defendingoneself

Raising young

Hibernating

Migrating

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Learnedbehaviors

Obtained byinteracting withthe environment

and cannot bepassed on to thenext generation

except byteaching.

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Physical adaptations are body structures.

Some examples of physical adaptations are:

Camouflage

Mimicry

Body coverings & parts

Chemical defenses

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Behavioral Adaptations are animals’ actions.

Behavioral Adaptations can beInstinctive or Learned.

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The next timeyou readabout an

animal in thewild, or whenyou see one

on television,think about its

adaptations….