Adaptation

What is the difference between an environment and an ecosystem?

• An environment is non-living parts of an ecosystem.

• An ecosystem is non-living parts of an environment.

What is an adaptation?

• An adaptation is something about a living thing that helps it survive where it is.

• An adaptation is a character on a program that is live with a studio audience.

What might happen to an animal that doesn't adapt to a change in environment?

• maybe try somewhere else

• they might die out (go extinct)

• they're ok, they just eat less

Why do you think that peppered moths come in two different colors?

How did the moths adapt or evolve?

• They chose to look the way that suited their environment best.

• The ones best suited for the environment survived long enough to make another generation of moths carrying the same genetic traits.