Name ________________________________

Animal Adaptations
Adaptationsarethewaysanimalsadapt,or
____________
,to
_____________
.
Thereare
__________
typesofadaptations.
Physical(alsocalledstructural)

Behavioral

____________,
orecosystems,areallofthe
___________
and
____________
thingsinanenvironment
thatworktogether.Anecosystemisalwayslargerthanahabitat.Anecosystemcancontainmany
habitats.
Whataresomelivingandnonlivingthingsthatareintheseecosystems?
Ocean

Forest

Desert

Adaptations are physical and behavioral features that are necessary for
animals to survive, live, and make more animals.
Writethatdefinitioninyourownwords!

Changesto
_______________
,oranimalhabitats,happenvery
____________.
Thesechangestake
_______________
ofyears.Animalsthatliveinecosystemsor
____________
thatchangehaveto
change,tooortheywillnot
____________.
Thosechangesarecalled
__________________.
Animals
havetoadaptbecausetheyneedtogettheir
____________

__________
tosurviveeveniftheirhabitat
changes.

Think and answer!

Abearlivesinahabitat.Overtime,thehabitatsclimategetscolderandcolder.Bearsthathavethinfur
donotsurvive.Bearsthathavethickfurdosurvive.Whydoyouthinkthathappens?

Adaptations to Get Food (Video for Center 1)

Therearetwotypesofbehavioraladaptations.Sometraitsare
learned
fromparents.Othertraitsare
instinct
,whichmeansthattheanimalalreadyknowshowtodoit.(Thinknoonehadtoteachyouhow
tobreathe!You
instinctively
knewhowtobreathe.)

Writeaboutanddrawsomephysicalandbehavioraladaptationstogetfoodthatyoulearnedabouttoday!
Physical

Behavioral

Whatbodypartsdoanimalshavethathelpthemget
food?
Hint!Thinkaboutyouractivitywiththebeaks,too!

Whatdoanimalsdothathelpthemgetfood?

differentteeth
differentbeaks

huntinginpacks
beesmakinghoney
squirrelsgatheracorns

Adaptations to Get Other Basic Needs (Videos for Center 2)

Arethebodypartsthatanimalsusetomovearounddifferenthabitatsaphysicalorbehavioral
adaptation?
Ithinktheyarea___________________adaptationbecause

Fromthevideotoday,twootherthingsanimalsneedtoliveare
____________
and
______________
.

Physical

Behavioral

Whatbodypartsdoanimalshavethathelpthem
getwaterandoxygen?

Whatdoanimalsdothathelpthemgetwaterandoxygen?

Adaptations for Climate (Video for Center 3)

Inmyownwords,climatemeans_______________________________________________________.
Warmbloodedanimals,likemammalsandbirds,canhelpkeeptheirbodiesatagoodtemperature.
Coldbloodedanimals,likereptilesandinsects(butterflies,too!),cannothelptheirbodiesstayatagood
temperature.Theirenvironment,ortheareaaroundthem,changestheirbodytemperature.
Whydoyouthinkthecoldbloodedbutterfliesfromyouractivitymovedtowarmplacesinthe
winterandbacktocoolerplacesinthesummer?

Physical

Behavioral

Whatbodypartsdoanimalshavethathelpthem
staywarmorstaycool?

Whatdoanimalsdothathelpthemstaywarmorstaycool?
Hint!Rememberwhatthebutterfliesdid!Buildingahomethat
keepsthemwarmorcoolisalsobehavioral!

Adaptations for Protection from Predators (Video for Center 4)

Circlethecorrectendingtothesentence
Preyareanimalsthat...huntotheranimals/arehuntedbyotheranimals.
Predatorsareanimalsthathuntotheranimals/arehuntedbyotheranimals.

Alloftheadaptationsfromthevideoareexamplesofphysicaladaptations
ProtectiveColorationCamouflage
Camouflagehelpsanimalshide.
(Thisincludes
mimicry
!)

WarningColoration
Colorsthattellpredatorstostayaway!

OtherPhysicalAdaptations
Howelsedoanimalsstaysafe?
Hintrememberturtles!

Adaptations to Reproduce and Raise Young

Physical

Behavioral

Whatbodypartsdoanimalshavethathelpthemmake
moreanimals?

Whatdoanimalsdothathelpthemmakemoreanimals?

brightcolorsturkeysandpeacocks
kangaroopouchtoholdbabies

fightingtowinamate
buildinganest
livinginbiggroupselephants

What happens if an animals environment changes too much?

Why do you think some animals survive changes to their habitats and
some animals do not survive changes to their habitats?