Adaptations: How Species Evolve to Fit Their Environment

The video explains how living things adapt to their environments through natural selection. It uses examples like mangoes, bananas, and penguins to illustrate how species develop traits to survive in specific climates. The peppered moth is highlighted as a case study, showing how industrial pollution led to a shift in moth populations. The video concludes with a review and questions to reinforce learning.

What is the significance of adaptations in living organisms?

How do environmental changes affect the survival of species?

Explain how the peppered moth adapted to its changing environment during the industrial revolution.

What traits helped penguins survive in Antarctica?

Describe the relationship between traits that support survival and their prevalence in a population.

What role does pollution play in the population dynamics of the peppered moth?

How do adaptations contribute to the long-term survival of a species?