Animal Adaptations

Animal Adaptations

Part 1

S3L1.b

•I can construct an explanation that describes why organisms thrive in their respective habitats.

•I can explain what adaptation, camouflage, hibernation, migration, and mimicry is.

Essential Questions?

• How can you infer which region an animal lives in based on its adaptations?

• What is adaption? Camouflage? Hibernation? Migration? Mimicry?

Multiple Choice

The ways in which species change overtime in response to their changing environment is known as ______________.

• migration

• adaptation

• hibernation

Multiple Choice

What causes an organism to adapt?

• Organisms decide on their own to adapt.

• Changes in their natural habitat causes them to adapt overtime.

Multiple Choice

Ture or False.

An organism can develop a new set of adaptations which creates an entirely new species.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

An animal is using the adaptation __________________, when it is disguising itself using either colors and patterns, mimesis (imitation of objects), or mimicry (imitation of other animals).

• walking

• camouflaging

• running

Multiple Select

How do animals disguise themselves? Check all that apply.

• Colors and Patterns

• They don't disguise themselves.

• Mimesis (Imitation of Objects)

• Mimicry (Imitation of Other Animals)

Examples of Mimicry

Let's take a look!

Multiple Choice

_________is when a plant or animal looks like another animal or object for defense or to gain an advantage.

• Copying

• Twinning

• Mimicry

Poll

How do you feel about animal adaptations so far?

• I feel great! I completely understand.

• I feel OK. I still need to review on my own.

• I am confused and need to review the lesson with my teacher..