Adaptations - Lesson

ADAPTATIONS

What is an ADAPTATION?

A feature that allows an organism to better survive and reproduce in its environment

Adaptations help organisms to:

• Better survive

• Find a mate

• Reproduce to give offspring

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An adaptation is ​ ​ ​

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Multiple Choice

Some tribes of the Amazon rainforest obtain a poison for their hunting arrows from certain brightly colored frogs. Why are these frogs brightly colored?

• The bright colors help them to stay cool

• The bright colors help to make them completely waterproof

• The poisons in the skin make the frogs more visible to predators

• For protection of the frogs from their predators

Multiple Choice

Examine the organism in the image. What adaptation does it have to help it survive in its environment?

• Sticky Feet

• Long Neck

• Camouflage

• Poisons to attack predators

Multiple Choice

Read the question and select the correct answer.

• F

• G

• H

• J

SPIDER ACTIVITY

Examine the description of the environments below and select the spider that is most adapted.

Multiple Choice

​ In the North Pole, average temperatures in the North Pole are -20° C.  Spiders that live in the North Pole feed on berries and decomposing animals.

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​ In the desert, land insects are rare due to the obscenely high ground temperatures.  This mysterious and somewhat abandoned region is trademarked by fine white sand and correspondingly lightly colored trees. 

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​ Spiders in these environments prey heavily on insects that live high in the jungle’s trees.  Insects that live in the trees (leaf bugs) are often the same green color as the leaves.​ ​ ​ ​

CAMOUFLAGE

An organism hides itself in its environment for protection or to hide from preys before attacking.

MIMICRY

An organism resembles another which is usually poisonous or more dangerous to fool its predators.

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Mimicry or Camouflage?​

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Mimicry or Camouflage?​ ​

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Mimicry or Camouflage?​

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Mimicry or Camouflage?​

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Multiple Choice

Examine the question and select the letter that corresponds with the correct answer.

• F

• G

• H

• J

Multiple Choice

Examine the question and select the letter that corresponds with the correct answer.

• A

• B

• C

• D