QUICK ADAPTATIONS

FACTS WE MIGHT HAVE MISSED

A COUPLE QUICK FACTS BEFORE THE ADAPTATIONS

TEST

ANIMAL FACTS WE MIGHT HAVE MISSED

•HOMEOSTASIS IS THE MAINTENANCE OF BALANCE INSIDE AN ANIMAL’S BODY.

• FOR EXAMPLE:

• BLOOD PRESSURE

• BLOOD SUGAR

• CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS

• AMOUNT OF WATER

• TEMPERATURE

ANIMAL FACTS WE MIGHT HAVE MISSED

•ENDOTHERMS (WARM-BLOODED ANIMALS) ALWAYS HAVE THE SAME INTERNAL BODY TEMPERATURE.

•THEY STAY WARM BY: SHIVERING

•THEY COOL DOWN BY: SWEATING OR LICKING

SHIVERING

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SWEATING LICKING

ANIMAL FACTS WE MIGHT HAVE MISSED

•ECTOTHERMS (COLD-BLOODED ANIMALS) HAVE A BODY TEMPERATURE THAT DEPENDS ON THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE.

•THEY STAY WARM BY: BASKING ON ROCKS OR DIRT IN THE SUN

•THEY COOL DOWN BY: HANGING OUT IN THE SHADE, WATER, OR COOL EARTH

BASKING

Ms. Beaith’s sulcata tortoise, Valentina

HANGING OUT IN THE SHADE

Ms. Beaith’s sulcata tortoise, Valentina

PLANT FACTS WE MIGHT HAVE MISSED

•DORMANCY IS WHEN A SEED OR PLANT DOES NOT GROW DURING CONDITIONS THAT ARE NOT IDEAL.

PLANT FACTS WE MIGHT HAVE MISSED

•SEED DORMANCY

I think it’s getting a bit more moist

around here. Ready to grow?

Sure! Let’s get out of

dormancy and germinate!

PLANT FACTS WE MIGHT HAVE MISSED

•PLANT DORMANCY

The temperature’s going down. Time to drop my leaves &

wait for Spring.

It sure is cold and dark outside. Good thing I’m resting and don’t have to photosynthesize!

TIME TO WORK ON YOUR UNIT REVIEW

THE ADAPTATIONS UNIT REVIEW WILL GO ON PG. 72, NEXT TO THE NOTES YOU JUST TOOK.