Adaptations of organisms to

different environments

● Ioana Zalatimo
● All information found in this article can be found on these websites
(national geographic,)

- Part 1
Abstract:
We'll be describing how animals adjust to their surroundings in this essay so
they can live. In this paper, we'll talk about behavioural adaptation, which simply means
that this is what animals have evolved to do throughout time.

Keywords: behavioural adaptation

Introduction:
 Animals travel
seasonally from one habitat
to another in pursuit of food,
better living circumstances,
or requirements for
reproduction. This is called
migration. Migration differs
from other forms of animal
movement due to two
significant factors: Migration
has two main
characteristics: it is seasonal and it entails a repeat trip. This distinguishes it from
emigration, which occurs when animals move to a new location in search of a long-
term home. Fish, crustacean, amphibian, reptile, insect, and mammal species are
only a few examples of the numerous animal species that migrate. These creatures
may travel via land, sea, or air to get there, frequently covering great distances in
great numbers.

Keywords: migration, seasonal, emigration

Pictures:
 (image taken from national geographic)

- Part 2
Discussion:
Finding food is one of the key factors that cause animal migration.
wildebeests, zebras and gazelles move in vast herds through Tanzania. They traverse the
Serengeti in search of water and new grass, both of which are scarce during the dry
season. Humpback whales also migrate in search of food. They go close to polar ice
feeding grounds in the summer when the water is rich in krill and tiny fish. They return to
warmer waters in the winter to rear their young.

Because of the climate or the seasons, other creatures migrate. For instance,
monarch butterflies go south throughout the winter to avoid the cold. Since these
butterflies cannot withstand below-
freezing conditions, they fly all the way
from Canada to Mexico, where they
assemble to stay warm during the
winter. Over several generations, they go
back, stopping along the route to lay
eggs on milkweed plants. The milkweed
is consumed by the caterpillars, who
subsequently complete their migration
as butterflies.

Last but not least, certain

creatures move for reproductive
purposes, such as to spawn, mate, or
rear their young. Salmon, for instance,
are born in rivers and move to the sea to
mate and grow. They return to the rivers
where they were born to spawn after
spending up to seven years in the ocean.
Red crabs from Christmas Island migrate
for comparable reasons. Although they
move to the ocean to breed, they live the most of their lives in the forest.

Keywords: climate, generations, spawn, breed

Pictures (2):

Pronghorn
(image taken from google)

Monarch butterfly
Humpback whale
(both taken from national geographic)

Comprehension exercise:
Use the keywords that were listed above and fill in the blank spaces.

- From Abstract
Animals have certain characteristics that allow them to survive in their environment; these
are called adaptations. Some have physical adaptations (such as fur) while some have
___________ ___________ that are taught.
- From Introduction
__________ is when an animal moves from one location to another temporarily for reasons
such as food, ________ changes, and reproduction. Unlike __________ where the animals
move there permanently.

- Discussion
Monarch butterflies migrate since they cannot handle a colder _______ so they flee to
Mexico for a warmer place. After some ____________ they move back, whilst salmon
migrates in order to _____ their eggs into the ocean even though they live in rivers. Red
crabs migrate to the ocean in order to _____ and afterwards they go back to the forest.

References
All the information found in this document is from national geographic with the
expectation of the comprehension exercises which I made myself. A link to the page of the
migration lesson on national geographic will be linked.

(https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/migration/)

Thank you for reading!