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Animal Adaptations
Animal Adaptations
Animal Adaptations
SOL 3.4
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Have you ever wondered how animals
are able to survive in the wild?
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The way you dress in the winter, as well as the
way that you run and hide from someone
throwing snow at you are kinds of …
Adaptations.
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We can separate adaptations into two
categories:
A
D
A Physical
P
T
AND
A
T
I
O Behavioral
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Physical
adaptations
are body structures that
allow an animal to find
and consume food,
defend itself, and to
reproduce its species.
Physical
adaptations
help an animal
survive in its
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Physical adaptation
I’m the
Viceroy!
Not poisonous
Poisonous
I’m the
Monarch!
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Physical adaptation
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Physical adaptations
Body coverings & parts (claws, beaks, feet,
armor plates, skulls, teeth)
Instinctive Learned
These behaviors
happen naturally &
don’t have to be These behaviors
learned. must be taught.
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Instinctive
behaviors happen naturally
= & don’t need to
be learned
Methods of
Defending oneself Hibernating
gathering & storing
food
Finding shelter Raising young Migrating
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Learned Obtained by
behaviors = interacting with the
environment and
cannot be passed
on to the next
generation except
by teaching.
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In this lesson, we have learned about
animal adaptations.
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Physical adaptations are body structures.
Camouflage
Mimicry
Chemical defenses
Body coverings & parts
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Behavioral Adaptations are animals’ actions.
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The next time
you read about
an animal in the
wild, or when
you see one on
television, think
about its
adaptations….
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