Animal AdaptationsAnimal Adaptations

Types of AdaptationsTypes of Adaptations Anything that helps an organism survive in Anything that helps an organism survive in

its environment is an adaptation.  its environment is an adaptation.  It also refers to the ability of living things to It also refers to the ability of living things to

adjust to different conditions within their adjust to different conditions within their environments.  environments. 

Physical Adaptations include:Physical Adaptations include: Structural adaptationStructural adaptation Protective colorationProtective coloration MimicryMimicry   Chemical DefensesChemical Defenses

Behavior adaptationsBehavior adaptations InstinctiveInstinctive LearnedLearned

Structural adaptationsStructural adaptations

A A structural adaptationstructural adaptation involves involves some part of an animal's body.some part of an animal's body.

Teeth Teeth Body coverings Body coverings MouthsMouths Feet  Feet 

Which of these birds would Which of these birds would be able to open seeds the be able to open seeds the

best?best?

Protective ColorationProtective Coloration Coloration Coloration and and

protective protective resemblanceresemblance allow allow an animal to blend an animal to blend into its environment.  into its environment. 

Another word for this Another word for this might be camouflage.  might be camouflage.  Their camouflage Their camouflage makes it hard for makes it hard for enemies to single out enemies to single out individuals.  individuals.  

Protective ColorationProtective Coloration

MimicryMimicry MimicryMimicry allows one allows one

animal to look, sound, animal to look, sound, or act like another or act like another animal to fool animal to fool predators into predators into thinking it is thinking it is poisonous or poisonous or dangerous.  dangerous.  

Chemical defenses

Animals that use chemicals to ward Animals that use chemicals to ward off predatorsoff predators i.e.- Skunks spraying, Octopus ink, i.e.- Skunks spraying, Octopus ink,

Snake venomSnake venom

Chemical DefensesChemical Defenses

Behavior adaptationsBehavior adaptations

Behavior adaptationsBehavior adaptations include activities that help include activities that help an animal survive.  an animal survive. 

These are the animals These are the animals ACTIONS ACTIONS

   

We can divide Behavioral Adaptations into two groups:

Instinctive Learned

These behaviors happen naturally & don’t have to

be learned.

These behaviors must be taught.

Instinctive behaviors happen

naturally & don’t need to

be learned

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Finding shelter

Methods of gathering & storing food

Defending oneself

Raising young

Hibernating

Migrating

MigrationMigration Animals migrate for Animals migrate for

different reasons.  different reasons. 

better climate better climate better food better food safe place to live safe place to live safe place to raise young safe place to raise young go back to the place they go back to the place they

were born. were born.

This is when behavioral This is when behavioral adaptation that involves adaptation that involves an animal or group of an animal or group of animals moving from animals moving from one region to another one region to another and then back again. and then back again. 

HibernationHibernation This is deep sleep in which animal’s body This is deep sleep in which animal’s body

temp droops, body activities are slowed to temp droops, body activities are slowed to conserve energy.conserve energy.

E.g. Bats, woodchucks & bears.E.g. Bats, woodchucks & bears.

Learned behaviors

Obtained by interacting with the environment and cannot be

passed on to the next generation

except by teaching.

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AdaptationsAdaptations

Physical Behavioral

•Structural adaptationStructural adaptation •Protective Protective colorationcoloration•MimicryMimicry  •Chemical DefencesChemical Defences

•InstinctiveInstinctive•HibernationHibernation•MigrationMigration

•LearnedLearned