Adaptations and Adaptations and RelationshipsRelationships

Survival in the wild takes some Survival in the wild takes some WILD characteristicsWILD characteristics

Adapting to the Adapting to the EnvironmentEnvironment

White Peppered Moth Black Peppered Moth

AdaptationsAdaptations The behaviors and physical The behaviors and physical

characteristics of species that characteristics of species that allow them to live successfully allow them to live successfully in the environment. in the environment.

Example: Fish have gills so they Example: Fish have gills so they can breath underwater. can breath underwater.

Giraffes have long necks to eat Giraffes have long necks to eat leaves that other animals leaves that other animals cannot reach.cannot reach.

Animal adaptation Quiz Adaptations Game

Top 10 Animal Adaptations

Relationships Among Relationships Among OrganismsOrganisms

Boyfriend and Girlfriend Friends

Family Student and Teacher

CompetitionCompetition Because many Because many organisms share the organisms share the same ecosystem same ecosystem they are bound to they are bound to compete. compete.

Competition, Competition, the the struggle between struggle between organisms to survive organisms to survive in a habitat with in a habitat with limited resources. limited resources.

Example: Example: Two birds compete Two birds compete

for the seeds on a for the seeds on a tree.tree.

Competition over a mate

PredationPredation

PreyPrey PredatorPredator

Predation Predation is when is when one organism kills one organism kills and eats another. and eats another.

The organism being The organism being eaten is the eaten is the preyprey

The organism that The organism that kills is the kills is the predator.predator.

Ex. A snake kills Ex. A snake kills and eats a mouse. and eats a mouse. The snake is the The snake is the predator and the predator and the mouse is prey.mouse is prey.

Predator

Prey

Predator

Prey

SymbiosisSymbiosis

There are 3 types of There are 3 types of SymbiosisSymbiosis

is a relationship between two species that benefits at least one species.

Mutualism Mutualism Commensalism Commensalism Parasitism Parasitism

MutualismMutualism A relationship in A relationship in which both which both organisms benefit. organisms benefit. They help each They help each other.other.

Ex. A relationship Ex. A relationship between a butterfly between a butterfly and a flowerand a flower

Clownfish and Sea Anemone

Butterfly and Flower

CommensalismCommensalism Commensalism Commensalism A relationship in A relationship in

which one species which one species benefits and the benefits and the other one is neither other one is neither helped nor harmed helped nor harmed

Ex. A bird building a Ex. A bird building a nest on a treenest on a tree

Barnacles on Whales

ParasitismParasitism Parasitism Parasitism involves involves one organism living one organism living on or inside another on or inside another organism. The organism. The organism that organism that benefits is called the benefits is called the parasiteparasite and the and the organism it lives on organism it lives on is called a is called a hosthost. .

Example: Common Example: Common parasites are fleas, parasites are fleas, ticks, and leechesticks, and leeches

Tape Worm

Blood Sucking Mosquito

Organism 1 Organism 2

Competition

Predation Predator Prey

Mutualism

Symbiosis Commensalism

Parasitism Parasite Host