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Animals AdaptationByPandu D. Prakoso

For

5th Grade/1st Semester

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Have you ever wondered how animals are able to survive

in the wild?

Animals have certain adaptations that help them

to survive.

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Think about the way you dress in the winter.

You dont wear your shorts and bathing suit when its snowing outside!

You wear warm clothes, and maybe even a

hat and mittens to protect yourself from the

weather.

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And what if you are having a snowball fight?

You probably run away from the person throwing

at you, and maybe even try to sneak up on that

person and throw some snowballs!

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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:

Physical

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Behavioral

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Physical adaptationsare body structures that allow an

animal to find and consume food,defend itself, and to reproduce its

species.

Physical adaptations helpan animal survive in its

environment.

A. Weinberg

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Physical adaptation

Camouflage (use of color in a surrounding)

The chameleon can change its color to match its surroundings. Can you do that?

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Mimicry(looking or sounding like another living organism)

The Viceroy butterfly uses mimicry to look like the Monarch butterfly. Can you tell

them apart?

Poisonous

Not poisonous

Physical adaptation

Im the Monarch!

Im the Viceroy!

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Chemical defenses (like venom, ink, sprays)

Physical adaptation

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Body coverings & parts (claws, beaks, feet, armor plates,

skulls, teeth)

Physical adaptations

The elephants trunkis a physical adaptation that helps it to clean itself, eat, drink,

and to pick things up.

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Now lets learn about

Behavioral Adaptations

Behavioral Adaptations allow animals torespond to life needs.

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Each organism has unique methods of adapting

to its environment by means of different

actions.

Behavioral Adaptationsare animals actions.

Remember that Physical Adaptations are body

structures.

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We can divide Behavioral Adaptations into two groups:

Instinctive Learned

These behaviors

happen naturally &dont have to belearned.

These behaviorsmust be taught.

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Instinctivebehaviors happen naturally & dont

need to be learned=

Finding shelter

Methods of gathering &storing food Defending oneself

Raising young

Hibernating

Migrating

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Learned behaviors Obtained by interacting withthe 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.

There are 2 ways to describe adaptations:

Physical and Behavioral

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Physical adaptations are body structures.Some examples of physical adaptations are:

CamouflageMimicry

Body coverings & partsChemical defenses

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Behavioral Adaptations are animals actions.

Behavioral Adaptations can be

Instinctive or Learned.

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The next timeyou read

about an animal in thewild, orwhen you see one

on television, think about

its adaptations.