Everything in nature exists for just two

reasons…

•To help an organism survive

•To help an organism reproduce

Adaptations

Adaptation: thick manePurpose: ?

Male Lion (Panthera leo)

Purpose of thick mane: protect neck during fights

Hint… only male lions have this adaptation

Adaptation: fuzzy, black and yellow flower

Purpose: ?

Bee Orchid (Ophyrus apifera)

Purpose: pollination without nectar

Hint…the orchid is pollinated by just one type of insect…

Adaptation: large, fleshy nosePurpose: ?

Saiga Antelope (Saiga tatarica)

Purpose: warms the cold air before it enters the nose and lungs

Hint… forages for food in a sub-arctic zone

Adaptation: photosynthetic AND carnivorousPurpose: ?

Venus Fly Trap (Dionaea muscipula)

Purpose: obtain missing nutrients by eating insects

Hint… lives in a bog, where the soil has few nutrients

Adaptation: strange brown pattern on the ventral (under) side of its wings

Blue Morpho Butterfly (Genus Morpho)

Ventral View