Natural Selection and Adaption

Natural Selection and Adaptation

by Paula Houston-Allen 10/24/25

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Learning Objectives

• ​Point to one part of the fish that is an adaptation (e.g., color, fin).

• Use the word "hide" to describe how the fish lives longer.

• Pick the fish that will survive the most (live long).

• And justify why.

​Adaptation - body part or way to act that helps a living thing (like a fish) survive and live in its home.

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​Key Vocabulary

​Environment - The home or all the things around a living thing. This includes the water, food, weather, and other animals.

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​Predator - An animal that hunts and eats other animals for food

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​Camouflage - A way that am animal's color or shape helps it hide by looking like the things around it.

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