Life Science

Life Science

Adaptations

things needed by a living thing in order

to survive

Basic needs

food, water, air, shelter

air taken in by animals

oxygen

air taken in by plants

Carbon dioxide

body part or behavior that a living thing gets from its

parents, which help it survive

adaptation

beaks, claws, scales, sharp teeth, fur, webbed feet

adaptation of coloring or shape that helps a living

thing blend into its environment

camouflage

adaptation that warns predators that

an animal may be poisonous

Bright colors

adaptation that makes an animal look like other

poisonous or dangerous animals, which protects

them from predators

mimicry

adaptation of scarlet king snake

mimicry

Looks like a deadly coral snake

adaptation of leaf moth

camouflage

The shape and color of its wings look like leaves

adaptation of sundew

Stringy, sticky hairs

Traps insects

adaptation of a snowshoe hare

camouflage

Winter – fur turns whiteSummer – fur turns brown

adaptation of a vampire bat

Razor sharp teeth

Helps it get food

adaptation of a rattlesnake

Strong sense of smellspecial heat sensory organs

behaviors that animals begin life

with that help them meet their needs

instinct

behavior in which an animal, that lives in a cold winter environment goes into a dormant, inactive

state

hibernation

heart rate and breathing slow down

behavior in which animals regularly move as a group

from one region to another

migration

all members of a certain group of

living things have died

extinction

a population has become so small, it is in danger of

becoming extinct

endangered

a population that could become endangered, if it is not protected

by strict hunting laws or environmental protections

threatened

instinctive behavior of a zebra

herding

instinctive behavior of an orb-weaver

spider

How to build the pattern for its web

behavior of a woodchuck that helps it survive

winter

hibernation

Digs a winter burrowBody temperature drops from 97 degrees Fdown to 46 degrees F

behavior of a gray whale that helps it survive winter and

helps it take care of newborn calves

migration

What can these activities cause?

Cutting down forestsFilling wetlands

Clearing land for homes and businessesIntroducing new plants that are not native

Habitat Loss

This can result in plants and animals becoming endangered or extinct