Adaptations

Adaptations

Any behavioral or physical changes in an organism that help them better survive in their environment.

Behavioral Adaptations

Organisms adapt their behavior in order to survive.

• Hibernation

• Migration​

• Estivation​

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Behavioral Adaptations

Hibernation-winter survival technique in which animals become inactive and bodily processes (temperature, breathing, heart rate) slow down.

• box turtles

• bears

• bats

• bumblebees​

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Behavioral Adaptations

Migration-seasonal movement of animals from one habitat to another.

• birds (C)

• salmon (R)

• Monarch butterflies​ (C)

• zebras​ (F)

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Behavioral Adaptations

Estivation-when organisms become dormant during the day to escape hot temperatures.

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• desert tortoise

• earthworms

• crocodiles​

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Behavioral Adaptations

Playing "Possum"-when frightened by an animal, a possum falls to the ground and appears to be dead.

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Physical Adaptations

Structural modification made to a part of an animals body that helps it better survive in its environment.​

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Physical Adaptations

• webbed feet

• beaks

• fur/feathers​

• camouflage

• ​mimicry

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Physical Adaptations

Camouflage-​when an organism blends in with their environment.

Physical Adaptations

Mimicry-adaptation where one organism resembles another to help them survive.

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Monarch butterflies are poisonous to ​birds and other mammals.

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Multiple Choice

In the Winter, Hedgehog's body temperature, heart rate, and breathing slow down to conserve energy. This is called-

• Behavioral

• Physical

• Hibernation

• Migration

Multiple Choice

Polar bears have a thick layer of blubber beneath their fur. This helps them stay warm in frigid conditions. This is a _________________ adaptation.

• Behavioral

• Physical

• Hibernation

• Migration

Multiple Choice

Owls are nocturnal. This is what type of adaptation?

• Behavioral

• Physical

• Hibernation

• Migration

Multiple Choice

The giant ears on jackrabbit are used to cool their body temperature. What type of adaptation is this?

• Behavioral

• Physical

• Hibernation

• Migration

Physical Adaptations: Bird Beaks

The most important function of a bird beak (bill) is feeding, and it is shaped according to what a bird eats.

Multiple Choice

What basic need does the birds beak help meet?

• Air

• Food

• Shelter

Cone Shaped Bill

Found in many birds such as cardinals and finches. It is a strong beak used for cracking seeds.

Thin Slender Bill

Thin, slender, pointed beaks are found mainly in insect eaters. They are used to pick insects off of leaves, twigs, and bark. Chickadees, swallows and warblers are a good example.

Long Tubular Bills

Hummingbirds have long, tubular bills that resemble straws, which they use to sip nectar from flowers.

Sharp Spear-like Bills

Blue Herons use their bills to spear the fish they eat.

Scoop Bills

The pelican​ uses its scoop shaped bill to scoop up fish from the water. They tip their head forward to drain out the water.

Sharp Hooked Beaks

Birds with sharp, "hooked" beaks catch and kill live prey. These beaks are used to bite the skull or neck and also to tear the body into pieces small enough to swallow.

Multiple Choice

Sparrows eat seeds and nuts. What shape of beak does the sparrow have in order to break the seed/nut shells?

• Cone shaped

• Thin Slender

• Long Tubular

Multiple Choice

The warbler eats insects. What type of bill does the warbler have?

• Long Tubular Bill

• Cone Shaped Bill

• Thin Slender Bill

Multiple Choice

Owls catch and kill live prey. What type of beak do they have?

• Long Tubular Bill

• Cone Shaped Bill

• Sharp Hooked Beaks